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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 200s year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:78.13%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 200 year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:96 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting floor |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting body sill outer and rear inner |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Inner 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
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Nearside Front Steering lock stop missing |2.2.D.2c|1
Offside Front Steering lock stop missing |2.2.D.2c|1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Rear brake binding1

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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