Wheel bearings has excessive play on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Wheel bearings has excessive play on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class is recorded on 2,604 tests — 3.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 5.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 5.3× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 20 of 252, highest first |
| The model's own record | 81,982 tests · every year of the S-Class → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz S-Class tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 2.4%. The share has risen 0.8 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 4.2%; best 2000 at 1.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42 | 2,649 | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 71 | 2,282 | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 76 | 2,600 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 118 | 4,424 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 103 | 4,242 | 2.4% |
| 2005 | 101 | 3,640 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 235 | 6,952 | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 337 | 8,828 | 3.8% |
| 2008 | 279 | 6,658 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 228 | 8,946 | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 209 | 5,828 | 3.6% |
| 2011 | 260 | 9,564 | 2.7% |
| 2012 | 353 | 8,374 | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 161 | 6,666 | 2.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £20–£55 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Wheel bearings has excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →