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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ BUSs year 1996

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mot history
Pass percent:60.66%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ BUS year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:61 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Rear brake binding3
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order affecting the beam image |1.2.4a|2
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Rear brake application uneven2
Speedometer cannot be illuminated (7.8 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar insecurely attached bolt loose (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play insecure in hub (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Rear Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a|1
Offside Inner Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Nearside Inner Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Front outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c|1
Rear Passenger`s seat security significantly reduced |6.5.14|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a|1
Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation |1.1.A.2|1
Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3|1
Offside Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Rear fog lamp switch insecure |1.3.1a|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Offside Front Upper All position lamps not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2b|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10|1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Front outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c|1
Rear outline marker lamp|s| not working |1.1.B.1c|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working both rear fog light (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt on steering box (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt from steering box to hub (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting in front of rear wheel (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting front floor pan (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Offside Rear Exhaust fumes entering cabin not exiting vehicle or down swiped (6.1.2 (b) (i))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order affecting the beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Rear reflector not red in colour |1.4.1|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector not red in colour |1.4.1|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b|1
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.1.B.6b|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Rear rear brakes release unevenly |3.8.A.6|1
Brake pressure build up too slow |3.3.D.6|1
Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.8.A.6|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3|1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|1
Offside Rear Seat belt fluffed or frayed which has clearly weakened the webbing |5.1.B.3b|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))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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