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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:90.06%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:10,519 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment220
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))146
Registration plate issues146
Brake pipe excessively corroded94
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))41
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively36
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault32
Windscreen washer not working 28
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))27
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))21
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))17
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))11
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))10
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))10
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))9
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))9
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))9
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))7
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))5
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))5
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))4
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|4
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|4
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))4

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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