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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:82.81%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:2,967 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment80
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|57
Brake pipe excessively corroded39
Registration plate issues37
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively24
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort16
Registration plate lamp issues16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||16
Windscreen washer not working 15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))14
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault14
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))12
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|11
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Windscreen has damage9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|7
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|6
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||5
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|5
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|4
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d||4
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|3
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b|3
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|3
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))2
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e||2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|2
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))2
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))2
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|2
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|2
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||2
Offside Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||2
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|2

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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