>

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 312Ds year 1971

Review the list of common MERCEDES BENZ 312D failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your MERCEDES BENZ then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:53.13%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 312D year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:32 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Registration plate lamp issues5
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||2
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c|1
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Brake lever has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Centre Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Windscreen wiper not working n/s & o/s |3.4 |a||1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working |4.9.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Outer Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Inner Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength to leaf spring shackle |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength to leaf spring shackle |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Headlamps matched pair are not the same colour |1.7.6|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3|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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy