MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 208s

The MERCEDES BENZ 208 makes up 87,286 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 208 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:207 times
Rear Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:147 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:41 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:14 times
Offside Inner Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:28 times
Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:27 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:419 times
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:47 times
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle  Occurs:37 times
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat  Occurs:14 times
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:40 times
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing  Occurs:99 times
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:28 times
Offside Rear fog lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:21 times
Nearside front brake juddering severely  Occurs:93 times
Offside Inner Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:36 times
Front Horn not working  Occurs:23 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:17 times
Nearside Inner Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:27 times
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:555 times
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:30 times
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:34 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured  Occurs:12 times
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