MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 208s year 1997

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Pass percent:65.85%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 208 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:41 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Registration plate issues	2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	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
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Registration plate issues	2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 208s year 1997

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