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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTERs year 1971

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Pass percent:63.64%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:55 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|8
Registration plate lamp issues7
Brake hose excessively deteriorated6
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Windscreen has damage2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Registration plate issues1
Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Brake hose damaged1
Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a|1
Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Outer Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Nearside Rear Brake disc contaminated |1.1.14 |b||1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Centre Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Nearside passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.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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