MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2003

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Pass percent:82.56%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:56,086 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	1287
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1124
Brake pipe excessively corroded	627
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	539
Registration plate lamp issues	516
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	438
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	242
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	230
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	222
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	211
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	205
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	197
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	142
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	134
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	134
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	129
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	126
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	119
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	119
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	97
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	91
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	91
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	90
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	80
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	78
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	78
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	77
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	66
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	66
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	62
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\|	61
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	58
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	58
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	54
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\|	53
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	51
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	51
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	50
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	50
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	50
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	49
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	49
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	47
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	47
Windscreen has damage	46
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Windscreen washer not working	44
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	43
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	43
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\|	43
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	41
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	41
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	40
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	38
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	38
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	37
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	36
Rear brake binding	35
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\|	35
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	35
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Steering lock fails to engage \|2.1.4b\|	32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	32
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	31
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	30
Front brake application uneven	30
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30

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 2003

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