MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 308s

The MERCEDES BENZ 308 makes up 91,464 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 308 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:30 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:35 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:45 times
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:128 times
Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:27 times
Rear Spare wheel carrier insecure  Occurs:15 times
Horn not working  Occurs:1,735 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:22 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:49 times
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:401 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view  Occurs:27 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:136 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:660 times
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking  Occurs:24 times
Brake hose damaged Occurs:189 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber detached  Occurs:19 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:37 times
Power steering malfunctioning  Occurs:93 times
Rear reflector missing  Occurs:16 times
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:361 times
Offside Front Side repeater not working  Occurs:157 times
Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:39 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:196 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:59 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red  Occurs:24 times
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