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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:83.53%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:12,265 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment206
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))162
Brake pipe excessively corroded132
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))131
Registration plate issues114
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively108
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))99
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|91
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault70
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||54
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))47
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))41
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort36
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||35
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Brakes imbalanced across an axle32
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|31
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||28
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|23
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))23
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))21
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))17
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))17
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))16
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|16
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||15
Windscreen has damage15
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|15
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||14
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|13
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))12
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened12
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|11
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||11
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||11
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))9
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Front brake excessively fluctuating9
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
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||9
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Registration plate lamp issues8
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|8
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))7
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))7
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (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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