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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230SLs year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:75.29%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230SL year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:85 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|2
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|2
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Lower Steering column flexible coupling has excessive play |2.1.5|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake hose damaged1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded end of cross member next to anti-roll bar mounting point |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded end of cross member next to anti-roll bar mounting point |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Rear Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|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
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Centre Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot|s| retaining device insecure |3.1.4b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|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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