MERCEDES BENZ Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of MERCEDES BENZ vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 21,018,080 MERCEDES BENZ Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that MERCEDES BENZs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own MERCEDES BENZ's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:31,185 times
Rear fog lamp switch insecure  Occurs:2,602 times
Headlamp not working on main beam  Occurs:1,212 times
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:1,936 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:15,168 times
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) Occurs:1,530 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:1,751 times
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:2,678 times
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:4,864 times
Brake load sensing valve linkage obviously incorrectly adjusted  Occurs:2,373 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:3,926 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:2,132 times
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:2,313 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush  Occurs:7,830 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp incomplete  Occurs:1,219 times
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:2,762 times
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:1,489 times
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush  Occurs:1,786 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,564 times
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete  Occurs:6,927 times
Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:1,909 times
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:3,512 times
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:1,896 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:2,622 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:2,377 times
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