MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 312s

The MERCEDES BENZ 312 makes up 25,865 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 312 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Direction indicator not working  Occurs:41 times
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:224 times
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:94 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:66 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:175 times
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement Occurs:35 times
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:23 times
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement Occurs:35 times
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:38 times
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush  Occurs:61 times
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:15 times
Fuel pipe leaking  Occurs:48 times
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:11 times
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Occurs:241 times
Centre Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:25 times
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete  Occurs:14 times
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Occurs:19 times
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour  Occurs:29 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:127 times
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:47 times
Offside Rear position lamp incomplete  Occurs:39 times
Front Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:27 times
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted  Occurs:16 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:37 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:122 times
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