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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 1968

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mot history
Pass percent:84.43%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 1968 passes without issue)
Based on:122 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues7
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)2
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering (2.5.A.3a)1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a)1
Offside Front Drivers seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)1
Hazard warning switch faulty (1.4.B.1d)1
Semaphore indicator switch faulty (1.4.C.1c)1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking (3.6.A.1)1
Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)1
Fuel system component insecure (7.2.1)1
Power steering pump leaking from a failed joint (2.3.3b)1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Front Lower Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g)1
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Indicator switch not able to be operated from the normal driving position (1.4.A.1)1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.7.5c)1
Offside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.7.5c)1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)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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