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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1966

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mot history
Pass percent:81.82%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300 year 1966 passes without issue)
Based on:132 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Registration plate lamp issues6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort6
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|2
Centre Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Temporary mask fitted |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Temporary mask fitted |1.8|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Drag link end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front Lower Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Front top flitch panel |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Front top flitch panel |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit totally deflated |2.4.D.1a|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|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 Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear 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 Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.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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