MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 407s year 1985

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Pass percent:74.51%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 407 year 1985 passes without issue)

Based on:51 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Rear passenger door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye \|shackle\| \|2.4.B.4\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Rear passenger door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye \|shackle\| \|2.4.B.4\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 407s year 1985

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