Mercedes-Benz S-Class MOT Results
Registered in 198768.7% pass rate
from 345 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 1987 cars and highlighted areas where the Mercedes-Benz S-Class is unusually good or bad.
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16% fail on
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
- 6.4% fail on Headlamp aim
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3.5% fail on
Position lamps
- 2.0% fail on Front lamps
- 1.7% fail on Rear lamps
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3.2% fail on
Rear fog lamp
- 2.3% fail on Fog lamp
- 0.87% fail on Tell tale
- 0.29% fail on Switch
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3.2% fail on
Headlamps
- 2.9% fail on Headlamp
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0.29% fail on
Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest
- 0.29% fail on Main beam 'tell-tale'
- 0.29% fail on Switch
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2.3% fail on
Direction indicators
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2.3% fail on
Flashing type
- 1.7% fail on All direction indicators
- 0.29% fail on Individual lamps
- 0.29% fail on Tell tales
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2.3% fail on
Flashing type
- 2.0% fail on Registration plate lamp
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1.7% fail on
Hazard warning
- 1.2% fail on Lamp
- 0.29% fail on Switch
- 0.29% fail on Tell tale
- 1.2% fail on Stop lamp
- 0.87% fail on Battery
- 0.58% fail on Horn
- 0.29% fail on Trailer electrical socket
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12% fail on
Brakes
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6.7% fail on
Brake performance
- 3.2% fail on Rear wheels
- 2.0% fail on Front wheels
- 1.2% fail on Parking brake performance
- 0.58% fail on Service brake performance
- 0.29% fail on Brake operation
- 0.29% fail on Brake performance not tested
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3.8% fail on
Hydraulic systems
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2.6% fail on
Components
- 2.0% fail on Pipes
- 0.87% fail on Hoses
- 0.87% fail on Leaks
- 0.29% fail on Operation
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2.6% fail on
Components
- 1.4% fail on ABS (5 times worse than other 1987 cars)
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0.87% fail on
Hub components
- 0.87% fail on Brake pads
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0.29% fail on
Parking brake
- 0.29% fail on Condition
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6.7% fail on
Brake performance
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9.6% fail on
Suspension
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3.8% fail on
Prescribed areas
- 3.2% fail on Component mounting
- 0.58% fail on Subframe mounting
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2.0% fail on
Suspension arms
- 1.7% fail on Pins/bushes/ball joints
- 0.29% fail on Condition
- 1.7% fail on Front suspension joints
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1.2% fail on
Anti-roll bars
- 0.58% fail on Linkage pins/bushes/ball joints
- 0.58% fail on Linkage condition
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0.58% fail on
Coil springs
- 0.58% fail on Condition
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0.58% fail on
Sub-frames
- 0.58% fail on Attachment (5 times worse than other 1987 cars)
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0.58% fail on
Shock absorbers
- 0.58% fail on Condition
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3.8% fail on
Prescribed areas
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7.8% fail on
Driver's view of the road
- 5.8% fail on Wipers
- 3.5% fail on Washers
- 0.58% fail on Bonnet
- 0.58% fail on Mirrors
- 0.29% fail on Windscreen
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7.5% fail on
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions
- 3.5% fail on Emissions
- 2.9% fail on Exhaust system
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1.4% fail on
Fuel system
- 0.87% fail on System
- 0.29% fail on Pipe
- 0.29% fail on Cap
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3.8% fail on
Body, Structure and General Items
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1.4% fail on
Vehicle structure
- 1.4% fail on Chassis
- 1.2% fail on Body condition
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0.87% fail on
Seats
- 0.58% fail on Drivers
- 0.29% fail on Passengers
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0.29% fail on
Doors
- 0.29% fail on Passengers front
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1.4% fail on
Vehicle structure
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3.5% fail on
Tyres
- 2.0% fail on Condition
- 1.4% fail on Tread depth
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2.9% fail on
Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems
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2.9% fail on
Seat belts
- 1.7% fail on Prescribed areas
- 0.58% fail on Requirements
- 0.29% fail on Condition
- 0.29% fail on Attachment
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2.9% fail on
Seat belts
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2.6% fail on
Steering
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1.7% fail on
Steering system
- 1.2% fail on Track rod end
- 0.58% fail on Steering box
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0.29% fail on
Power steering
- 0.29% fail on Operation
- 0.29% fail on Locking devices
- 0.29% fail on Prescribed areas
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1.7% fail on
Steering system
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1.2% fail on
Registration plates and VIN
- 1.2% fail on Registration plate
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0.58% fail on
Road Wheels
- 0.29% fail on Condition
- 0.29% fail on Attachment