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:
Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:65 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:144 times
Offside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:20 times
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded OUTER SILL  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering  Occurs:70 times
Centre Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:19 times
Centre Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:56 times
Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired (1.1.17 (a)) Occurs:15 times
Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:15 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:22 times
Offside Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized  Occurs:18 times
Offside Front All position lamps not working  Occurs:35 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure  Occurs:34 times
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:36 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:66 times
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted  Occurs:170 times
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion  Occurs:271 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:1,241 times
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:28 times
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:51 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:1,764 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:44 times
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:14 times
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed  Occurs:43 times
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