MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1996

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Pass percent:67.24%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300 year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:58 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Power steering ram insecure steering damper nut missing from bolt \|2.1.5 \|d\| \|i\|\|	1
Suspension rod insecurely attached front panhard rod insecure at chassis end \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Air suspension unit supply pipe corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.D.3\|	1
Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	1
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)	1
Stop lamp\|s\| remains on when the brakes are released all \|4.3.2 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)	1
Nearside Front Wheel stud\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Coil spring mounting fractured \|2.4.C.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	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	8
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Power steering ram insecure steering damper nut missing from bolt \|2.1.5 \|d\| \|i\|\|	1
Suspension rod insecurely attached front panhard rod insecure at chassis end \|5.3.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Air suspension unit supply pipe corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.D.3\|	1
Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	1
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)	1
Stop lamp\|s\| remains on when the brakes are released all \|4.3.2 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)	1
Nearside Front Wheel stud\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Coil spring mounting fractured \|2.4.C.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 1996

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