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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 208s year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:55.56%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 208 year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:18 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring longitudinally displaced |2.4.B.1d|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring longitudinally displaced |2.4.B.1d|1
Centre Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting nut missing |2.4.G.1|1
Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk cable has broken strands |5.2.4b|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Offside Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|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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