MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 240s year 1978

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Pass percent:77.78%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 240 year 1978 passes without issue)

Based on:27 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.4.A2\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision loose \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.4.A2\|	1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision loose \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 240s year 1978

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