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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2017

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mot history
Pass percent:94.24%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2017 passes without issue)
Based on:7,806 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues48
Headlamp aim out of alignment37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))22
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))20
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Windscreen washer not working 15
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively12
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))7
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))2
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||2
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2
Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn both camber arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Windscreen has damage2
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Central Rear Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a||2
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower arm ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))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.

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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