Mercedes-Benz S-Class MOT Results
Registered in 198666.7% pass rate
from 219 tests in 2017
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Failure rates by item
Here you can drill down into the failure rates for each item on the test. We've also compared the rates to the average results for 1986 cars and highlighted areas where the Mercedes-Benz S-Class is unusually good or bad.
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18% fail on
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
- 7.3% fail on Headlamp aim
- 3.2% fail on Registration plate lamp
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2.3% fail on
Rear fog lamp
- 0.91% fail on Fog lamp (80% better than other 1986 cars)
- 0.91% fail on Tell tale
- 0.46% fail on Switch
- 2.3% fail on Stop lamp
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2.3% fail on
Direction indicators
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2.3% fail on
Flashing type
- 0.91% fail on All direction indicators
- 0.91% fail on Individual lamps
- 0.91% fail on Side repeaters
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2.3% fail on
Flashing type
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1.8% fail on
Hazard warning
- 1.4% fail on Switch
- 0.91% fail on Lamp
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1.4% fail on
Position lamps
- 0.91% fail on Front lamps
- 0.46% fail on Rear lamps
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1.4% fail on
Headlamps
- 0.91% fail on Headlamp
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0.46% fail on
Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest
- 0.46% fail on Main beam 'tell-tale'
- 0.91% fail on Battery
- 0.46% fail on Horn
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10% fail on
Suspension
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3.7% fail on
Prescribed areas
- 3.7% fail on Component mounting
- 0.46% fail on Subframe mounting
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3.2% fail on
Suspension arms
- 2.7% fail on Pins/bushes/ball joints
- 0.46% fail on Condition
- 2.7% fail on Front suspension joints (2 times worse than other 1986 cars)
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0.46% fail on
Coil springs
- 0.46% fail on Condition
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0.46% fail on
Radius arms
- 0.46% fail on Pins/bushes/ball joints
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0.46% fail on
Anti-roll bars
- 0.46% fail on Linkage condition
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0.46% fail on
Wheel bearings
- 0.46% fail on Front
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3.7% fail on
Prescribed areas
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7.8% fail on
Brakes
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5.0% fail on
Brake performance
- 3.2% fail on Front wheels
- 2.3% fail on Service brake performance
- 1.8% fail on Rear wheels
- 0.91% fail on Parking brake performance
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2.7% fail on
Hydraulic systems
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1.8% fail on
Components
- 1.4% fail on Hoses
- 0.46% fail on Pipes
- 0.91% fail on Leaks
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1.8% fail on
Components
- 1.8% fail on ABS (10 times worse than other 1986 cars)
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5.0% fail on
Brake performance
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7.8% fail on
Driver's view of the road
- 4.1% fail on Washers
- 3.7% fail on Wipers
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5.9% fail on
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions
- 3.2% fail on Emissions
- 2.3% fail on Exhaust system
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0.91% fail on
Fuel system
- 0.91% fail on System
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5.0% fail on
Steering
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4.6% fail on
Steering system
- 3.2% fail on Track rod end
- 0.46% fail on Steering box
- 0.46% fail on Steering damper
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0.46% fail on
Other components
- 0.46% fail on Steering pivot point
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0.46% fail on
Power steering
- 0.46% fail on Operation
- 0.46% fail on Prescribed areas
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4.6% fail on
Steering system
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4.1% fail on
Body, Structure and General Items
- 2.7% fail on Body condition
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0.91% fail on
Vehicle structure
- 0.91% fail on Chassis
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0.46% fail on
Seats
- 0.46% fail on Drivers
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2.7% fail on
Tyres
- 2.3% fail on Condition
- 0.46% fail on Tread depth
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2.7% fail on
Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems
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2.3% fail on
Seat belts
- 1.4% fail on Prescribed areas
- 0.91% fail on Condition
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0.46% fail on
Supplementary restraint systems
- 0.46% fail on SRS Malfunction Indicator Lamp
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2.3% fail on
Seat belts
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1.8% fail on
Registration plates and VIN
- 1.8% fail on Registration plate