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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:73.90%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:249 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))3
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||3
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Electronic stability system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b|2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play track control arm (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front arm. |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front arm. |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Upper 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
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear arm |2.4.G.2|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower/front (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn outer rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn outer rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4|1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|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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