MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2002

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Pass percent:80.40%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:27,801 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	765
Headlamp aim out of alignment	609
Registration plate lamp issues	499
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	313
Brake pipe excessively corroded	281
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	188
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	177
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	173
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	141
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	140
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	100
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	77
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	75
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	68
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	66
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	60
Windscreen washer not working	60
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	58
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	56
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	56
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	46
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	46
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	44
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	37
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	35
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	34
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	33
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	32
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	32
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	30
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	30
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	26
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	24
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	24
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	24
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	23
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	23
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	23
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	23
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	22
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	22
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	21
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	20
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	20
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	20
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	20
Rear brake binding	19
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	19
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	19
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	19
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	19
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	19
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	17
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	17
Windscreen has damage	17
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17

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 2002

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