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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 310s year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:54.69%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 310 year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:64 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|3
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|3
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|2
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear fog lamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.6d|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| obscured more than 50% |1.1.A.3c|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Front Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Body insecure and dangerous to other road users side panel |6.1.B.1b|1
Offside Body insecure and dangerous to other road users side panel |6.1.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Brake hose modified and seriously weakened |3.6.A.3|1
Offside Front Brake hose modified and seriously weakened |3.6.A.3|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Bonnet retaining device insecure |8.4.2|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|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 Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Headlamp insecure Both |1.7.3|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Registration plate issues1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Towbar mounting obviously of an inappropriate type |6.6.2|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|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.

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