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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 500s year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:77.08%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 500 year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:48 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Registration plate lamp issues4
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|3
Rear brake binding3
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Inner Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (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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