MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 500s

The MERCEDES BENZ 500 makes up 69,333 of the overall 21,018,080 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 500 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:22 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:22 times
Offside Side repeater not working  Occurs:105 times
Offside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:11 times
Headlamp switch faulty  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Front Side repeater not working  Occurs:28 times
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:67 times
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Occurs:91 times
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position  Occurs:46 times
Nearside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:87 times
Offside Front Direction indicators not working  Occurs:20 times
Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high (8.2.1.2 (e)) Occurs:13 times
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement  Occurs:14 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:67 times
Rear fog lamp switch faulty  Occurs:48 times
Centre Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:47 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering  Occurs:13 times
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:69 times
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive  Occurs:211 times
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working a Occurs:17 times
Brake pipe excessively corroded Occurs:2,163 times
Nearside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:240 times
Nearside Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:95 times
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