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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:92.32%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:8,921 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment145
Registration plate issues89
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))84
Brake pipe excessively corroded47
Windscreen washer not working 28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))21
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively20
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault17
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))16
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||9
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))6
Windscreen has damage5
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))5
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))4
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))3
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))3

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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