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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:91.54%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:13,424 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment114
Registration plate issues96
Windscreen washer not working 72
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))65
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))56
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively51
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))25
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))23
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))19
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))16
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))15
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))12
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))12
Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))12
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))10
Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))9
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened9
Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))7
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))7
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))6
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))6
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))6
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))6
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))6
Brakes imbalanced across an axle6
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))4
Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))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.

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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