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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:87.45%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:12,247 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment216
Registration plate issues160
Brake pipe excessively corroded126
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively86
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))70
Registration plate lamp issues51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))46
Brakes imbalanced across an axle29
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))26
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|26
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))23
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))17
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|16
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))15
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak13
Windscreen washer not working 13
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak13
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|11
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))11
Windscreen has damage11
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|10
Horn not working (7.7 (a))10
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))10
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault10
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak9
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort9
Brake hose excessively deteriorated9
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))8
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))8
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|7
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))7
Front brake application uneven7
Front brake excessively fluctuating7
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))7
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))6
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|6
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|6
Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))5
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|5
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|5
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|5
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))5
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a))5
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|5
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|5
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5

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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