MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 300s

The MERCEDES BENZ 300 makes up 203,510 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 300 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration  Occurs:63 times
Offside front brake binding  Occurs:220 times
Emissions not tested  Occurs:425 times
Offside Rear Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:94 times
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) Occurs:34 times
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:21 times
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:160 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:39 times
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:375 times
Nearside Rear reflector missing  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:26 times
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition  Occurs:21 times
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:36 times
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only  Occurs:20 times
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:731 times
Nearside Front Wheel nut missing  Occurs:16 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:107 times
Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:166 times
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:100 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:149 times
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:16 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:63 times
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:31 times
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:852 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:20 times
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