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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 308s year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:62.79%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 308 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:43 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Brake pipe excessively corroded5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint |2.5.B.2a|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Position lamp not working 2x body markers (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Fuel tank insecure tank strap broken (6.1.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced step(marked in yellow) (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced step (marked in yellow) (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced cill(marked in yellow) (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced cill by rear spring (marked in yellow) (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced cill wing(marked in yellow) (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Brake drum contaminated hub seal leaking (1.1.14 (b))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Rear Brake drum back plate insecure (1.1.14 (d))1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced wheel arch floor (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced wheel arch floor (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Rear Towbar attachment insecure (6.1.6 (c) (i))1
Rear Body mounting fixings insecure rear cross member (6.2.2 (c) (i))1
Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i))1
Central Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak |8.2.2.1 |b||1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced step |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Central Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d||1
Offside Rear Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury |6.2.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering x2 |6.1.1 |c| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering x2 |6.1.1 |c| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Body component insecure |6.2.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Body component insecure |6.2.1 |a| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|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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