MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 230s

The MERCEDES BENZ 230 makes up 108,301 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 230 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:23 times
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:98 times
Windscreen wiper blade insecure Occurs:78 times
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:89 times
Nearside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:17 times
Registration plate issues Occurs:1,355 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing  Occurs:32 times
Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:17 times
Exhaust has a part missing  Occurs:28 times
Nearside Rear Fuel pipe leaking  Occurs:26 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:321 times
Offside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:645 times
Nearside Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:25 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:14 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:113 times
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:56 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:12 times
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:120 times
Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:64 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:98 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect c Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:17 times
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