MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 280s

The MERCEDES BENZ 280 makes up 73,703 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 280 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering  Occurs:92 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:25 times
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:30 times
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:41 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator incomplete  Occurs:26 times
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:13 times
All position lamps not working  Occurs:30 times
Nearside Front An item not tested  Occurs:18 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:86 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:91 times
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly  Occurs:57 times
Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:11 times
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:13 times
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:140 times
Rear brake application uneven Occurs:138 times
Front Steering damper leaking oil  Occurs:61 times
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:35 times
Emissions not tested  Occurs:137 times
Hazard warning switch faulty  Occurs:286 times
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired  Occurs:13 times
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:30 times
Offside Steering locking device missing  Occurs:12 times
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off  Occurs:155 times
Offside Rear Fuel pipe leaking  Occurs:11 times
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