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 Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking  Occurs:11 times
Fluid suspension pipe leaking  Occurs:25 times
Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:19 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:31 times
Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:24 times
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:13 times
Rear Exhaust has a part missing  Occurs:47 times
Offside Rear Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:15 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:110 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:13 times
Centre Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:32 times
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive  Occurs:213 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:59 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:111 times
Offside front brake binding  Occurs:144 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:23 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:25 times
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing  Occurs:37 times
Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:14 times
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized  Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:38 times
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