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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MOT check 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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