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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1980

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mot history
Pass percent:69.35%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1980 passes without issue)
Based on:62 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)2
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding Also brake disc rusting (1.2.1 (f))2
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)1
Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure (3.6.B.3)1
Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure (3.6.B.3)1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit Also + battery clamp broken (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high (8.2.1.2 (e))1
Offside Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction tape across view of screen (3.1 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)1
Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle (2.2.D.2a)1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure (1.1.12 (d))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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