MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
85,344 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Driver's door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened (3.5.1b)
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Brake pipes at the rear of the vehicle are starting to show some signs of corrosion.
The near side front brake hose is perished and cracked.
The off side and near side rear shock absorbers are in poor condition.
The windscreen is scratched and in poor condition.
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Emissions not tested (7.0)
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Front Brake hose stretched (found during steering lock to lock check) (2.2.D.2b)
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
The front to rear brake pipes are showing some signs of corrosion.
The off side rear shock absorber is in poor condition.
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Centre Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized (3.6.E.3)
Front Steering system excessively tight (2.2.D.1)
Offside Front Driver's door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
light scratching to screen, rear exhaust pipe starting to crack, front to rear brake pipe and n/s and o/s/f brake pipes to flexis showing signs of corrosion
How Reliable is the Mercedes-benz Vito?
Based on 2,011,702 MOT tests across 164,434 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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S398 EUM is a 1998 Mercedes-benz Vito in White with a 2,299cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 8 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 50%.
Across all 1998 Mercedes-benz Vito models, the average MOT pass rate is 61.4% with a typical mileage of 123,856 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 Vito fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 49,564 recorded failures. If you're considering buying S398 EUM, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Mercedes-benz Vito typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 28 years old, this Mercedes-benz Vito is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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S398 EUM is a 1998 Mercedes-benz Vito, first registered on 26 October 1998.
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