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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1987

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mot history
Pass percent:67.16%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1987 passes without issue)
Based on:67 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Drivers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.5 (b) (ii))1
Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i))1
Oil leaking continuously from engine posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Oil leaking continuously from transmission posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Subframe mounting (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Power steering component(s) leaking (2.3.3b)1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Headlamp reflector seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor to sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Inner Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Brake hose connection leaking on an air braking system (1.1.12 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected (5.3.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 4 areas of corrosion within this point (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.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
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Offside rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b)1
Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working (1.3.1b)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.

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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