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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 316s year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:82.81%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 316 year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:128 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Rear brake binding2
Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1|1
Windscreen has damage1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Centre Brake linkage has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Centre Rear Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot |3.5.1c|1
Registration plate issues1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded front spring mount |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded rear spring mount |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded rear spring mount |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember by anti roll link mounting |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember by rear anti roll mount |2.4.A.3|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember by propshaft front centre bearing |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))1
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers insecurely attached bolt (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|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 Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1|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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