MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SEs year 1968

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Pass percent:79.17%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SE year 1968 passes without issue)

Based on:24 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed \|3.6.B.2c\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Nearside Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly \|1.4.B.1e\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot\|s\| locking device missing \|3.1.4b\|	1
Offside Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot\|s\| or their associated mountings locking device insecure \|3.1.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe fouled by moving parts \|3.6.B.2a\|	1
Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed \|3.6.B.2c\|	2
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Nearside Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly \|1.4.B.1e\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot\|s\| locking device missing \|3.1.4b\|	1
Offside Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot\|s\| or their associated mountings locking device insecure \|3.1.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe fouled by moving parts \|3.6.B.2a\|	1
Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SEs year 1968

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