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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MOTORs year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:73.58%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ MOTOR year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:53 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced bulkhead and bulkhead rail (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced bulkhead (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (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
Offside Rear Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (1.1.17 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Front Prop shaft joint excessively worn hardy spicer (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))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
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not face the rear |1.3.2a|1
Rear Direction indicator not working both sides |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded within 30cm of steering box |2.2.C.1h|1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|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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