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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300Ds year 1982

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mot history
Pass percent:46.67%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 300D year 1982 passes without issue)
Based on:15 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Rear Brake linkage locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Spare wheel insecure |6.4.2|1
Rear 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 Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Brake load sensing valve has been disconnected and was fitted as standard |3.6.E.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Lower Body or chassis 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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