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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1974

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mot history
Pass percent:46.15%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1974 passes without issue)
Based on:26 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues2
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (in the wheel arch) (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength innerwing/inner wheelarch (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings FLOOR (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings INNER ARCH (6.1.B.2)1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases MANIFOLD (7.1.2)1
Indicator switch faulty (1.4.A.1)1
Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)1
Power steering malfunctioning (2.3.3a)1
Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (3.6.B.4d)1
Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Drivers seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)1
Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.4)1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Front brake application uneven1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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