Mercedes-Benz 412 D
Registered from 1997 to 1999.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1997 2.9 diesel. 5 of 22 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 80% | 4 |
| Body and structure | 20% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 20% | 1 |
| Suspension | 20% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A driver's seat insecure
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- 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.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 80% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Suspension — 20% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Lamp not securely attached
- Body and structure — 20% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded