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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1981

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Pass percent:75.58%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:86 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Rear brake binding2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)2
Offside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings INNER WING (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working (1.3.1b)1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1)1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1)1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering middle (6.1.A.1)1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (2.4.A.3)1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.4)1
Drivers seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)1
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened shock absorber mount area (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)1
Horn not working (1.6.2a)1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position (6.4.1)1
Nearside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)1
Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill and jacking point (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Front Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid caliper (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Rear fog lamp tell-tale missing (4.9.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced marked in yellow chalk (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)1
Nearside Rear Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Rear Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings FLOOR (6.1.B.2)1
Hazard warning switch faulty (1.4.B.1d)1
Offside Outer Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)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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