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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230TEs year 1989

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Pass percent:58.70%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 230TE year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:46 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Brake pipe excessively corroded7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Registration plate lamp issues4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|3
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Centre Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp obscured more than 50% |1.2.1c|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Rear Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Inner Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Outer Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Rear rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|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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