MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2002

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Pass percent:80.32%

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

Based on:25,707 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	726
Headlamp aim out of alignment	583
Registration plate lamp issues	482
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	282
Brake pipe excessively corroded	251
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
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	75
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	74
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	68
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	61
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	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
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
Windscreen washer not working	45
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	45
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
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
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
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	29
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	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 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
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
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	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
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	21
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	20
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	20
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	19
Rear brake binding	19
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	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
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	16
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	16
Windscreen has damage	16
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	16

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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