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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 1966

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mot history
Pass percent:80.32%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 1966 passes without issue)
Based on:188 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear brake binding6
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)2
Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)2
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour nearside and offside (4.4.3 (a))1
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Offside Front Outer Seat belt anchorage loose (7.1.1 (b))1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play idler arm (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Centre Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (4.1.3 (b))1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking at union (3.6.A.1)1
Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1)1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Rear Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Brake hose damaged1
Power steering component(s) leaking (2.3.3b)1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1)1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Centre Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering (2.5.A.3a)1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Battery insecure (1.9.1)1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)1
Offside Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)1
Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.6.C.3)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play chalked (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play chalked (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Inner Lower Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Inner Lower Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1

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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