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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 408Ds year 1989

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mot history
Pass percent:62.07%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 408D year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:58 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues5
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|2
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|2
Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b|2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|2
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Rear Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is fractured |3.3.A.2|1
Rear Brake valve insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale inoperative |1.1.6e|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded which significantly reduces the original strength |2.4.A.2|1
Offside Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Inner Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure chassis main member corroded |6.1.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Outer Rear Lower Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (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
Offside 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
Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front dust cover (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Rear dust cover (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))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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