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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 1965

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mot history
Pass percent:72.34%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280 year 1965 passes without issue)
Based on:47 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Registration plate lamp issues3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a|1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a|1
Nearside Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front 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
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Centre Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a seal |2.3.3b|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Front Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Front Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Centre Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Nearside Rear Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users Fuel |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Centre Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Power steering pump insecure |2.3.6|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|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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