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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1983

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Pass percent:62.50%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:16 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Rear Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings arch (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis leg (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis leg (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
Rear Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings bulkhead (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings bulkhead (6.1.B.2)1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) (2.2.A.1a)1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded arch x3 (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch x3 (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outrer sill (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (2.4.A.3)1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))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
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)1
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)1
Front front parking (secondary) brakes imbalanced (3.7.B.6b)1
Hazard warning switch faulty (1.4.B.1d)1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)1
Battery insecure (1.9.1)1
Rear Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing (5.2.1b)1
Nearside Front Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing (5.2.1b)1
Offside Front Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing (5.2.1b)1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)1
Offside Rear Lower Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Rear Fuel pipe leaking (7.2.3)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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