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MOT reliability

Mercedes-benz 308

1 vehicles · 14 completed MOT tests analysed
57%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Mercedes-benz 308 vehicles and 14 completed MOT tests, the Mercedes-benz 308 has an overall 57% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 601,657 miles.

1
Vehicles
14
MOT tests
1,910
Avg miles / year
5.6
Faults per test
4%
Dangerous-fault share

Mercedes-benz 308 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mercedes-benz 308 MOT tests:

  • Tyres, wheels & suspension25%
  • Emissions & nuisance23%
  • Body & structure18%
  • Lamps & electrical14%
  • Brakes10%
  • Visibility5%
  • Other4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%

Mercedes-benz 308 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Mercedes-benz 308 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mercedes-benz 308 MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (14 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (4 times)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (3 times)
  4. Prop shaft joint worn, but not excessively (6.1.7 (c) (i)) (3 times)
  5. Rear Wheel bearing has slight play both (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  6. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  7. Drive shaft flexible coupling slightly deteriorated rear prop-shaft, rear joint (6.1.7 (d) (i)) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) (2 times)
  9. Nearside Front Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security outer body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) (2 times)
  10. Offside Front Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security outer body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) (2 times)
  11. repairs to underside have underseal and welding from inside vehicle , difficult to inspect , appears solid (1 times)
  12. Driver's door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) (1 times)
  13. Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) (1 times)
  14. Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i)) (1 times)
  15. Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) (1 times)

Mercedes-benz 308 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1995 1 14 57% 601,657

Mercedes-benz 308 reliability FAQ

Across 1 Mercedes-benz 308 vehicles in our MOT data, 57% pass the MOT (a 43% failure rate), with about 5.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mercedes-benz 308 MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)); Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i)).

The typical Mercedes-benz 308 in our data has covered around 601,657 miles.

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