MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 1997

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Pass percent:58.33%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:24 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Nearside All outline marker lamps not working \|1.1.B.1c\|	1
Speed limiter plate missing \|6.5.A.1a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Hazard warning switch insecure \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incomplete \|1.5.A1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.4.A.2e\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.4.A.2e\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Brake load sensing valve inoperative \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.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.

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Nearside All outline marker lamps not working \|1.1.B.1c\|	1
Speed limiter plate missing \|6.5.A.1a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Hazard warning switch insecure \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incomplete \|1.5.A1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.4.A.2e\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.4.A.2e\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Brake load sensing valve inoperative \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 1997

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