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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLs year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:95.71%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SL year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:1,771 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment20
Registration plate issues20
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring Link (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (1.7.4b)1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Road wheel fractured offside front (5.2.2 (a))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened SPRING LINK EXCESSIVE PLAY (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Position lamp not working all (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on main beam both (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c))1
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Torque strut (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Torque strut (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Upper Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted inner rim (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn outer cross arm ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))1
Offside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened cut from edge greater than 2mm (7.1.2 (b))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Nearside Front Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a))1

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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