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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 250s year 1982

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mot history
Pass percent:67.50%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 250 year 1982 passes without issue)
Based on:80 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear brake binding5
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|5
Registration plate lamp issues5
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake pipe inappropriately repaired |3.6.A.3|1
Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Offside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings bonnet hinge area corroded & holed |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill area close to swinging arm |2.4.A.3|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension damaged |2.4.G.4a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front 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
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|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.

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