MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SEs year 1970

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Pass percent:74.63%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SE year 1970 passes without issue)

Based on:67 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Drag link end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	1
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting floor pan (6.2.2 (d) (i))	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
rear brake excessively fluctuating \|3.7.B.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Steering lock stop missing \|2.2.D.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Centre Rear Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Centre Front Power steering ram\|s\| leaking from a failed component \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	1
Offside Front Upper Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Steering retaining device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	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	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Drag link end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	1
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting floor pan (6.2.2 (d) (i))	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
rear brake excessively fluctuating \|3.7.B.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Steering lock stop missing \|2.2.D.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Centre Rear Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Centre Front Power steering ram\|s\| leaking from a failed component \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	1
Offside Front Upper Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Steering retaining device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SEs year 1970

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