MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 260s

The MERCEDES BENZ 260 makes up 18,183 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 260 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:15 times
Rear Fuel system component leaking  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:14 times
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively Occurs:321 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:12 times
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:18 times
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:14 times
Headlamp aim out of alignment Occurs:888 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:197 times
Nearside Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:25 times
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:15 times
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration  Occurs:14 times
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:97 times
Offside Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:29 times
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:15 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:53 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:19 times
Power steering component leaking  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion  Occurs:38 times
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:20 times
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:22 times
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