MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 320s year 2007

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Pass percent:78.38%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 320 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:2,165 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	59
Headlamp aim out of alignment	57
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	20
Registration plate lamp issues	17
Registration plate issues	11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	9
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	9
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	9
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	9
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	9
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	8
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	7
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	6
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	6
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	5
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	5
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	4
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	4
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	4
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	3
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth \|1.1.2 \|c\|\|	3
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Rear brake binding	3
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	3
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	3
Windscreen has damage	3
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	3
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	2
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	2
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	2
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	2
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth \|3.3.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))	2
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Offside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	2
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	2
Brake hose damaged	2
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	59
Headlamp aim out of alignment	57
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	20
Registration plate lamp issues	17
Registration plate issues	11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	9
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	9
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	9
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	9
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	9
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	8
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	7
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	6
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	6
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	5
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	5
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	4
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	4
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	4
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	3
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth \|1.1.2 \|c\|\|	3
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	3
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Rear brake binding	3
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	3
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	3
Windscreen has damage	3
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	3
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	2
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	2
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	2
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	2
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth \|3.3.A.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	2
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))	2
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	2
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	2
Offside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	2
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	2
Brake hose damaged	2
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 320s year 2007

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