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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ 608Ds year 1981

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Pass percent:59.09%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ 608D year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:44 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle8
Brake pipe excessively corroded5
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|2
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|2
Rear brake application uneven2
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|2
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Front Fuel tank insecure |7.2.1|1
Rear Fuel tank insecure |7.2.1|1
Windscreen has damage1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Wheel stud|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Position lamp switch cannot be operated from the normal driving position |1.1.A.1|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Centre Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a|1
Offside Rear Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a|1
Rear Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a|1
Offside Front Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|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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