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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 250s year 1999

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mot history
Pass percent:70.87%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 250 year 1999 passes without issue)
Based on:230 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues13
Brake pipe excessively corroded7
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault5
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|3
Registration plate issues3
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|2
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|2
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Direction indicator incorrect colour side repeater |4.4.3 |a||1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a||1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floorpan |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floorpan |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis leg |2.4.A.3|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded boot floor |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded underside floor/body |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c|1
Nearside Front Upper Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c|1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour Both sides. |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour Both sides. |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|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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