MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1963

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Pass percent:86.40%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300 year 1963 passes without issue)

Based on:125 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	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
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	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 lamp issues	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Rear Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	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
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	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 lamp issues	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Rear Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1963

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