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

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mot history
Pass percent:82.77%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:7,232 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment130
Registration plate issues91
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|83
Brake pipe excessively corroded77
Registration plate lamp issues59
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively49
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))48
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))46
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault45
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))42
Windscreen washer not working 36
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort29
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))23
Brakes imbalanced across an axle22
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||16
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|15
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|15
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|15
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|13
Windscreen has damage13
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))12
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|12
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))11
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak11
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|11
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))10
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))9
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b|8
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))8
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|8
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))8
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))8
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|8
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|8
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||8
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))8
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|8
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|7
Front brake excessively fluctuating7
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|6
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))6
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))5
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|5
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|5
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Front brake application uneven5
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|4
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||4
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|4
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))4
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))4

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.

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