MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 1996

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Pass percent:79.71%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:15,108 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	549
Brake pipe excessively corroded	326
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	307
Registration plate issues	213
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	145
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	129
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	125
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	94
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	85
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	82
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	65
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	62
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	60
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	58
Registration plate lamp issues	56
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	50
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	46
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	45
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	40
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	40
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	38
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	38
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	36
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	31
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	30
Windscreen has damage	29
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	29
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	25
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	25
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	24
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	24
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	23
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	23
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	23
Windscreen washer not working	22
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	22
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	21
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	21
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	18
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	17
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	17
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	16
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	16
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	16
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	15
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	15
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	15
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	14
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	14
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	13
Rear brake application uneven	13
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	13
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	12
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	12
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	12
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	12
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	12
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	12
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))	11
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	10
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	10
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	10
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 1996

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