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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 508Ds year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:51.43%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 508D year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:35 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Front brake application uneven2
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Nearside Body has a projection caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation 89% lag |1.2.1 |d||1
Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation 86% lag |1.2.1 |d||1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c||1
Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation missing>? |4.2.2 |a||1
All position lamps not working switch missing>? |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|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 issues1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Rear Stop lamp not working both sides |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Passenger`s seat insecure seat base is mounted to woood and the base is not secure |6.2.A.1|1
Leaf spring linkage pin not correctly positioned 1st axle front and rear spring eye bushes worn |2.4.B.3a|1
Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front joint |2.2.C.1c|1
brake drum inappropriately repaired both front brakes bind |3.5.1n|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Body has a projection caused by corrosion both front iner wing rusted out |6.1.C.1|1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Centre Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases pipe |7.1.2|1
Front Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear brake application uneven1

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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