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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 307s year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:64.44%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 307 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:45 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Rear brake application uneven3
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b|1
Offside Axle beam has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Front brake application uneven1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Registration plate issues1
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c|1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|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.

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