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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2006

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Pass percent:85.18%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:15,301 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment299
Registration plate issues256
Registration plate lamp issues155
Brake pipe excessively corroded143
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively122
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))84
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|73
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))71
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))45
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))37
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))32
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|31
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|29
Brakes imbalanced across an axle29
Windscreen washer not working 29
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|27
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))19
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))19
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault18
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened18
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||17
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|17
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|16
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|16
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||15
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Steering lock fails to engage |2.1.4b|14
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|13
Horn not working |1.6.2a|13
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak12
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|12
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|11
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak11
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|11
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak10
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|10
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|10
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||10
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|10
Windscreen has damage10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Horn not working (7.7 (a))9
Brake hose excessively deteriorated9
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|9
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|8
Front brake application uneven8
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|8
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))8
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|8
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|8
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|7
Rear brake binding7
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|7
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||7
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|7

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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