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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230s year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:70.43%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:115 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))3
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint back one |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicators have less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c|1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||1
Front Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a||1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Inner Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour Both side |4.4.3 |a||1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak centre section rear box (8.2.2.1 (b))1
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn [rear] arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect bulb not seated correctly (4.1.2 (c))1
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front coil spring broken both |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.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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