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:
Emissions not tested  Occurs:137 times
Offside Front Position lamp not working a Occurs:25 times
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle  Occurs:50 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits c Occurs:11 times
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:28 times
Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted  Occurs:12 times
Offside Rear coil spring broken  Occurs:22 times
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:27 times
Offside Front Side repeater not working  Occurs:18 times
Power steering pump leaking from a failed component  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure  Occurs:11 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:89 times
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking  Occurs:17 times
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Occurs:14 times
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam  Occurs:182 times
Front brake application uneven Occurs:159 times
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:40 times
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:16 times
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:27 times
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:13 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:113 times
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:26 times
Offside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:455 times
Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:12 times
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