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Mercedes-Benz SL-Class MOT Results
75.5% pass rate
from 204 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 pre-1990 cars and highlighted areas where the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is unusually good or bad.
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15% fail on
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
- 6.9% fail on Headlamp aim
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5.4% fail on
Direction indicators
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5.4% fail on
Flashing type
- 2.9% fail on Individual lamps
- 1.5% fail on Tell tales (4 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
- 0.98% fail on All direction indicators
- 0.49% fail on Switch
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5.4% fail on
Flashing type
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3.4% fail on
Position lamps
- 2.0% fail on Front lamps
- 2.0% fail on Rear lamps
- 3.4% fail on Stop lamp
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2.0% fail on
Headlamps
- 2.0% fail on Headlamp
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0.49% fail on
Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest
- 0.49% fail on Main beam 'tell-tale'
- 1.5% fail on Registration plate lamp
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1.5% fail on
Rear fog lamp
- 0.98% fail on Fog lamp
- 0.98% fail on Tell tale
- 0.98% fail on Battery
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0.49% fail on
Hazard warning
- 0.49% fail on Lamp
- 0.49% fail on Horn
- 0.49% fail on Headlamp aim not tested
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8.8% fail on
Brakes
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5.9% fail on
Brake performance
- 2.5% fail on Front wheels
- 2.0% fail on Rear wheels
- 1.5% fail on Parking brake performance
- 0.98% fail on Brake imbalance
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2.9% fail on
Hydraulic systems
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2.5% fail on
Components
- 1.5% fail on Hoses
- 0.98% fail on Pipes
- 0.49% fail on Operation
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2.5% fail on
Components
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0.98% fail on
Hub components
- 0.98% fail on Brake calipers (6 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
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0.49% fail on
Prescribed areas
- 0.49% fail on Master cylinder/servo mounting
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5.9% fail on
Brake performance
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7.8% fail on
Driver's view of the road
- 6.9% fail on Washers
- 1.5% fail on Wipers
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6.9% fail on
Body, Structure and General Items
- 4.9% fail on Body condition (2 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
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1.5% fail on
Vehicle structure
- 1.5% fail on Chassis
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0.98% fail on
Seats
- 0.98% fail on Drivers
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0.49% fail on
Doors
- 0.49% fail on Passengers front
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5.4% fail on
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions
- 2.9% fail on Exhaust system
- 2.0% fail on Emissions
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0.49% fail on
Fuel system
- 0.49% fail on Pipe
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4.9% fail on
Suspension
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4.4% fail on
Prescribed areas
- 3.4% fail on Component mounting
- 0.98% fail on Subframe mounting
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0.49% fail on
Wheel bearings
- 0.49% fail on Front
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4.4% fail on
Prescribed areas
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2.9% fail on
Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems
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2.9% fail on
Seat belts
- 2.0% fail on Prescribed areas
- 0.98% fail on Condition
- 0.49% fail on Attachment
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2.9% fail on
Seat belts
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2.5% fail on
Steering
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1.5% fail on
Steering system
- 0.49% fail on Steering box
- 0.49% fail on Track rod end
- 0.49% fail on Steering arm
- 0.49% fail on Steering operation
- 0.49% fail on Prescribed areas
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1.5% fail on
Steering system
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1.5% fail on
Tyres
- 1.5% fail on Condition
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1.5% fail on
Registration plates and VIN
- 1.5% fail on Registration plate
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