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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 190SLs year 1960

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mot history
Pass percent:70.40%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 190SL year 1960 passes without issue)
Based on:125 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|6
Horn not working |1.6.2a|5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|5
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Registration plate issues2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously obscured affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Headlamp switch insecure Dip switch |1.7.1|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Position lamp not working all (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam both (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced front bumper mounts (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Front Bumper likely to become detached (6.1.4 (a) (ii))1
Brake pipe excessively damaged front to rear (1.1.11 (c))1
Fuel pipe insecure front to rear (6.1.3 (a) (i))1
Fuel pipe damaged front to rear (6.1.3 (c) (ii))1
Exhaust system insecure front pipe (6.1.2 (a))1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension retaining device ineffective |2.5.A.4|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Rear Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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