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

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mot history
Pass percent:75.47%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SL year 1968 passes without issue)
Based on:106 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|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
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3|1
Offside Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Parking brake lever missing |3.1.3a|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Front brake caliper locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Offside Front brake caliper locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Rear brake caliper locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Offside Rear brake caliper locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Rear Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Upper Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Lower Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|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 Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Inner Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|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.

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