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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTERs year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:47.37%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:38 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|4
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear brake application uneven2
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3|1
Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Stop lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Offside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a|1
Nearside Front Steering lock stop incorrectly adjusted |2.2.D.2c|1
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3|1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel o/s rear showing low effort [on handbrake] |1.3.1 |a| |i||1
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel no reserve travel on handbrake |1.1.2 |a||1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced arch (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Inner Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Inner Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision loose |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3|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.

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