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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230s year 1973

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mot history
Pass percent:70.59%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230 year 1973 passes without issue)
Based on:68 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear brake binding3
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|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
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |1.8.B.1|1
Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |1.8.B.1|1
Windscreen has damage1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Front Inner Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted |2.4.A.3|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Upper Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Nearside Rear Fuel hose insecure |7.2.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Offside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|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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