MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 208s

The MERCEDES BENZ 208 makes up 86,309 of the overall 21,018,080 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:
Stop lamp not working  Occurs:211 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:288 times
Fuel tank insecure  Occurs:26 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:74 times
Nearside rear brake grabbing severely  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:20 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:151 times
Indicator switch insecure  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:79 times
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:387 times
Brake hose has insufficient room to move Occurs:33 times
Offside Rear Leaf spring saddle is moving relative to the spring  Occurs:22 times
Offside Front Braking system leaking  Occurs:17 times
Nearside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:1,325 times
Front Leaf spring fractured  Occurs:45 times
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:156 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:372 times
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:22 times
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:40 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:288 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing  Occurs:18 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:13 times
Brake load sensing valve has been disconnected and was fitted as standard  Occurs:38 times
Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:22 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:322 times
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