MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 508Ds year 1983

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Pass percent:70.00%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 508D year 1983 passes without issue)

Based on:30 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	2
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion Wing \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion Wing \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on Both \|8.2.1b\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Rear Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Brake load sensing valve seized \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Rear Brake clevis joint excessively worn and seriously weakened \|3.5.1e\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	2
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	2
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion Wing \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion Wing \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on Both \|8.2.1b\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Rear Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Brake load sensing valve seized \|3.6.E.3\|	1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Rear Brake clevis joint excessively worn and seriously weakened \|3.5.1e\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 508Ds year 1983

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