Mercedes-Benz 410 D
Registered in 1993.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1993 2.9 diesel. 6 of 13 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 83% | 5 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 2 |
| Body and structure | 17% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 17% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 17% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 83% of its failures
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 17% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 17% of its failures
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 17% of its failures
- A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly