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SL08WMZ
2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2148cc
General Information
- Registration SL08WMZ
- Manufacturer MERCEDES-BENZ
- Model E
- Year 2008
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2148cc
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22
Total Tests
15
Passes
7
Failures
68.18%
Pass Rate
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103 Total Defects Recorded
10 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 177,349 MI
Expiry date: 27 Nov 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
10 Nov 2025
Fail
Mileage: 177,349 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
16 Nov 2024
Pass
Mileage: 158,923 MI
Expiry date: 27 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Power steering component has slight seepage from a component (2.1.5 (a))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
28 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 156,618 MI
Expiry date: 27 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom arm outer rose bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing sidewall and approx 3mm (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
27 Nov 2023
Fail
Mileage: 156,614 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom arm outer rose bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing sidewall and approx 3mm (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
27 Oct 2023
Fail
Mileage: 156,599 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and split and perished (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front lower arm outer ball joint rubber split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear lower arm outer ball joint worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt cv boot split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top arm ball joint (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken base coil [part missing] (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- unable to check headlight aim
- Offside Rear Service brake requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair handbrake lower effort than nearside (1.2.1 (c))
- Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge approx 3mm [slight perishing] (5.2.3 (e))
22 Sep 2022
Pass
Mileage: 134,658 MI
Expiry date: 6 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Outer Nail in tyre ()
20 Sep 2022
Fail
Mileage: 134,604 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Inner Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm chords are showing (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Headlamp aim too low both headlamps aim is low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Outer Nail in tyre ()
1 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 125,972 MI
Expiry date: 6 Oct 2022 11 Jun 20267 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 119,663 MI
Expiry date: 6 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
16 Sep 2019
Pass
Mileage: 114,465 MI
Expiry date: 28 Sep 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Exhaust mounting defective tailpipe hanger corroded (6.1.2 (a))
5 Sep 2019
Fail
Mileage: 114,453 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture pipe wrong side of heat shield and rubbing on turbo (1.1.11 (a)) Dangerous
- Front Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn alloy arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn ball joint in hub (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator on dash (1.1.13 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement alloy arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge all 4 tyres worn - fronts on inner edges (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
29 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 107,730 MI
Expiry date: 28 Sep 2019 11 Jun 202617 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 107,716 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Outer Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn LOWER arm outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Tyre(s) of different sizes are fitted on the same axle. (5.2.3 (b)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened BOTH rear discs corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded and scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
17 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 101,665 MI
Expiry date: 16 May 2018 11 Jun 202616 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 95,206 MI
Expiry date: 15 May 2017 11 Jun 20266 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 88,913 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2016 11 Jun 202630 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 83,368 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2015 11 Jun 202610 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 78,746 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2014 11 Jun 202610 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 73,062 MI
Expiry date: 9 May 2013 11 Jun 20267 May 2012
Fail
Mileage: 73,061 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
6 Apr 2011
Pass
Mileage: 62,801 MI
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SL08WMZ was registered on 2008-03-28
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