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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 508Ds year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:63.08%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 508D year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:65 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Front brake application uneven2
Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Centre Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Offside Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour len broken |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Front Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Upper Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Upper Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Brake drum contaminated |1.1.14 |b||1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Rear brake binding1
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
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|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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