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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SLs year 1981

Review the list of common MERCEDES BENZ 280SL failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your MERCEDES BENZ then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:83.33%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 280SL year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:18 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1|1
Front Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|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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