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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:87.14%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:4,634 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment80
Registration plate issues52
Brake pipe excessively corroded47
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))33
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively32
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))20
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))13
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))13
Windscreen washer not working 11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))11
Registration plate lamp issues10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))10
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||10
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))10
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||9
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle8
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|8
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|5
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))5
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|5
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4
Windscreen has damage4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||4
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|4
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|3
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||2
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))2
Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))2
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush ball joint |2.7.4|2
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|2
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))2
Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))2
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))2
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Brake servo defective or ineffective (1.1.10 (a) (i))2
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|2
Front brake application uneven2
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Macpherson strut ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii||2
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2

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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