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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2007

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mot history
Pass percent:79.43%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:27,844 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment589
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|521
Brake pipe excessively corroded465
Registration plate issues355
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively317
Registration plate lamp issues243
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))202
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort185
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))173
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))166
Brakes imbalanced across an axle140
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|119
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault119
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened110
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|103
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|92
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|91
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))84
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|84
Windscreen washer not working 83
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|82
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|76
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|76
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))74
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))72
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||72
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))63
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))60
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|57
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))54
Windscreen has damage47
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|45
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|42
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|41
Front brake application uneven40
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|38
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|38
Front brake excessively fluctuating37
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))37
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))36
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))35
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|35
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))34
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||34
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||33
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|32
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||32
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))32
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))31
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|31
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|31
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|30
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b|29
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|29
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))29
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|27
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))27
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))27
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|25
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|23
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|23
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1|23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))22
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))22
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))22
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d))22
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|21
Rear brake binding20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||20
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))20
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))19
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))18
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|18
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|18
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))18
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))18
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||18

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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