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 Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:135 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:44 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:62 times
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized  Occurs:15 times
Offside Rear Brake hose twisted  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front coil spring fractured  Occurs:85 times
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:19 times
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working  Occurs:289 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:28 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:62 times
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:34 times
Nearside Front coil spring cracked  Occurs:12 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive b Occurs:36 times
Nearside Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:29 times
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:19 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) Occurs:18 times
Offside Side repeater not working  Occurs:51 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:22 times
Nearside Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:11 times
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure  Occurs:23 times
Front position lamp not working  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:24 times
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