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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 450SELs year 1979

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Pass percent:79.45%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 450SEL year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:73 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Nearside Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.3|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b|1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Rear Suspension weakened allowing body or other component to foul a road wheel or would do so if laden |2.4.A.1b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Rear Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|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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