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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 208s year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:70.59%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 208 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:51 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen washer not working 3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp main beam |1.3.2f|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases joint at centre box |7.1.2|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside Front Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear fog lamp switch inoperative |4.5.3 |a| |ii||1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Nearside Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a))1
Rear fog lamp likely to become detached (4.5.1 (c) (ii))1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength panel near shackle mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|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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