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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:64.52%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280 year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:62 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort5
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Registration plate issues2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Rear Lower Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e|1
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Windscreen has damage1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a|1
Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear track rod end (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c||1
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a|1
Indicator switch faulty does not remain in the on position. |1.4.A.1|1
Stop lamp not working rear o/s |1.2.1b|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam front n/s |1.7.5a|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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