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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 408s year 1993

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mot history
Pass percent:65.63%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 408 year 1993 passes without issue)
Based on:32 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
All outline marker lamps missing front and rear |4.2.1 |a| |ii||1
Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative |1.1.17 |c| |ii||1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases down pipe / centre joint |6.1.2 |a||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Fuel system component leaking engine area |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch area within 30 cm of top shock absorber mount marked in yellow chalk |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch area within 30 cm of top shock absorber mount marked in yellow chalk |2.4.A.3|1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Offside Rear Towbar component excessively corroded |6.6.1|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.5 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining pressure on the sealing arrangement |6.7.2a|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))1
Seat belt anchorage loose bolt loose (7.1.1 (b))1
Nearside Front Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis rail (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn lower bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1

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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