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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1970

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mot history
Pass percent:78.64%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300 year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:103 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Rear brake binding2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|2
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
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 Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Fuel tank insecure |7.2.1|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed both |5.2.2b|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside both headlamps |1.8|1
Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour both |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin swivel/fulcrum |2.5.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength at inner wing |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Floor in such a condition it is likely to cause load insecurity or instability excess corrosion |6.2.4 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Front Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Exhaust system insecure exhaust rubber split and crack (6.1.2 (a))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Indicator switch faulty stick doesn`t stay on left |1.4.A.1|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded upper shock absorber mount |2.4.A.3|1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Front brake application uneven1
Rear Air suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Inner chassis rail/leg |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded cross member |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.2.C.1h|1
Nearside Front Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut not locked |2.5.B.1a|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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