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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 1996

Review the list of common MERCEDES BENZ SL failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your MERCEDES BENZ then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:83.33%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ SL year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:30 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake hose damaged4
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Intermediate drop arm insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings |2.1.3 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Rear Coil spring worn so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Rear Coil spring worn so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Wishbone |5.3.4 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective |4.1.1 |b| |ii||1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |6.1.8 |a| |i||1
Front Anti-roll bar corroded and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Sound deadening material likely to become detached Bonnet |8.1.1 |b| |ii||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.

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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