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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 380s year 1978

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Pass percent:73.56%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 380 year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:87 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|3
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
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
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported two exhaust rings broken |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Exhaust system insecure centre |6.1.2 |a||1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings nearside front wheel arch and offside rear sill |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Offside Front Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Offside Front Outer Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Offside Rear Outer Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill and rear arch |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced floor |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|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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