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 Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:77 times
Front Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:11 times
Rear Exhaust mounting missing  Occurs:263 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:72 times
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working  Occurs:11 times
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:346 times
Rear brake binding Occurs:861 times
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:18 times
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete  Occurs:62 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:62 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:14 times
Steering column top bearing excessively worn  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:25 times
Offside Rear fog lamp tell tale not working  Occurs:11 times
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:22 times
Front Steering damper leaking oil  Occurs:126 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:13 times
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:26 times
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:50 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:1,001 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:94 times
Offside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:15 times
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