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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:74.67%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 280 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:229 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Registration plate lamp issues4
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Registration plate issues2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Front Windscreen in an unacceptable condition dirty (3.2 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp incorrect colour (4.1.4 (a))1
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Windscreen has damage1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b))1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety fuel leaking (8.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))1
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))1
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated |8.4.2|1
Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a suspension ball joint both |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint front |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rearmost |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Parking brake inoperative on one side both sides |1.4.1 |a||1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) missing (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e))1
Emissions not tested visable heavey smoke (8.2.2.2 (e))1
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour |8.2.2.2 |d||1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2|1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |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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