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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 1966

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mot history
Pass percent:68.97%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280 year 1966 passes without issue)
Based on:58 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour |4.1.4 |a||1
Offside Headlamp incorrect colour |4.1.4 |a||1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake master cylinder fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1e|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Drag link end socket spring weak |2.2.B.1e|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|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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