MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 190SLs year 1961

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Pass percent:77.78%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 190SL year 1961 passes without issue)

Based on:117 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Rear brake binding	3
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Coil spring not correctly located \|2.4.C.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Centre Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm locating pin retaining device missing \|2.4.G.3b\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	1
Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Rear brake binding	3
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Coil spring not correctly located \|2.4.C.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Centre Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm locating pin retaining device missing \|2.4.G.3b\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	1
Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 190SLs year 1961

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