MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1972

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Pass percent:84.03%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300 year 1972 passes without issue)

Based on:119 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has serious deterioration of the bonding between metal and flexible material of an upper support bearing \|2.5.B.3a\|	1
Nearside Front Air suspension levelling valve leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has serious deterioration of the bonding between metal and flexible material of an upper support bearing \|2.5.B.3a\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Centre Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Rear Brake hose leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake hose leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Front Front position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Rear Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has serious deterioration of the bonding between metal and flexible material of an upper support bearing \|2.5.B.3a\|	1
Nearside Front Air suspension levelling valve leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has serious deterioration of the bonding between metal and flexible material of an upper support bearing \|2.5.B.3a\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Centre Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Rear Brake hose leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake hose leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Front Front position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Rear Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1972

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