MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
114,275 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Offside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings hole inner sill (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Oil leak
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Oil leak
Sills and sill seems are rusty.
Battery tray area is rusty.
Offside rear tyre is worn close to wear bars.
Oil loss at engine area.
Rear brake discs faces are rusty.
Slight play at steering and fixed link.
Surface rusting at rear chassis above rear suspension.
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Battery tray area is rusty.
Offside rear tyre is worn close to wear bars.
Oil loss at engine area.
Rear brake discs faces are rusty.
Sills and sill seems are rusty.
Slight play at steering and fixed link.
Surface rusting at rear chassis above rear suspension.
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
nearside front floorpan by sill seam corroding close to perscribed area. (seat & seatbelt mounting)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Headlamp aim too low when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.B2)
Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Front and rear jacking point areas at outer sills,abit corroded slightly
Rear coil spring turret areas slight surface corrosion
Slight corrosion at O/S/F chassis area
Slight corrosion at both rear inner w/arch areas and N/S/R w/arch/sill edge(not yet within fail limits at time of test)
Slight corrosion at rear roll-bar mount areas and front roll-bar/tow eye area at O/S
Slight surface corrosion at rear metal b/pipes
How Reliable is the Mercedes-benz 420?
Based on 24,311 MOT tests across 2,343 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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F213 BNY is a 1989 Mercedes-benz 420 in Silver with a 4,196cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 75%.
Across all 1989 Mercedes-benz 420 models, the average MOT pass rate is 78.1% with a typical mileage of 104,245 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Mercedes-benz 420 fails its MOT is suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 647 recorded failures. If you're considering buying F213 BNY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Mercedes-benz 420 typically stays on UK roads for around 40 years. At 37 years old, this Mercedes-benz 420 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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F213 BNY is a 1989 Mercedes-benz 420, first registered on 1 February 1989.
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