MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 450SELs year 1971

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Pass percent:60.00%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 450SEL year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:25 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. \|6.7.3\|	1
Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside 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
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Front Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc has restricted free movement \|3.5.1j\|	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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. \|6.7.3\|	1
Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside 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
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Front Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc has restricted free movement \|3.5.1j\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 450SELs year 1971

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