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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2010

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Pass percent:82.54%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:13,222 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment263
Registration plate issues155
Brake pipe excessively corroded154
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))134
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|120
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively99
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault96
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))90
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))81
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))72
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))45
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort44
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))44
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|40
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||38
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|35
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))31
Brakes imbalanced across an axle26
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))25
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|25
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))24
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||21
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))21
Windscreen washer not working 20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||19
Windscreen has damage19
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||18
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|18
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))17
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))17
Registration plate lamp issues16
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))16
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))16
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|16
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|15
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|14
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||14
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))14
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))13
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|11
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||11
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||10
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))10
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d))10
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|10
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))10
Front brake excessively fluctuating10
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))10
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|9
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))9
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))8
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|8
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||8
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Front brake application uneven7
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|7
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|7
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|7
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|7
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|7
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|7
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))7
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))7

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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