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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 1984

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mot history
Pass percent:68.09%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280 year 1984 passes without issue)
Based on:47 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component 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
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Windscreen has damage1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Front Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c|1
Offside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Nearside Front Wheel stud|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Outer Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.4.B.1|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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