MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 407s year 1976

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Pass percent:50.00%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 407 year 1976 passes without issue)

Based on:14 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Front brake application uneven	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Passenger`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Offside Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| insecure \|1.1.A.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incomplete \|1.5.A1b\|	1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside Rear Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Rear Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.4\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Front brake application uneven	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Passenger`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	1
Offside Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| insecure \|1.1.A.3a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incomplete \|1.5.A1b\|	1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing \|8.2.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Offside Rear Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Rear Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.4\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 407s year 1976

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