MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 2002

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Pass percent:70.73%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:82 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Centre Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering damper gland failed and leaking oil \|2.2.C.1e\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside rear brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.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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Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Centre Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering damper gland failed and leaking oil \|2.2.C.1e\|	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside rear brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300s year 2002

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