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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 350SLs year 1972

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mot history
Pass percent:73.86%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 350SL year 1972 passes without issue)
Based on:88 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|4
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|2
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c|1
Offside Front Outer Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Registration plate issues1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Inner Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Mechanical brake component locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|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 Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Fuel cap/sealing device mounting flange/sealing method defective |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill/floor |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Front Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device mounting flange/sealing method defective |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c|1
Offside Inner Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|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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