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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1988

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Pass percent:44.44%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:18 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Registration plate lamp issues3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)2
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Front Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencer (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencer box (6.1.2 (a))1
Rear Exhaust system insecure silencer box (6.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) showing white light to the rear (4.3.3 (a) (ii))1
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings accelerator pedal mounting (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended fog (1.9.4)1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear Brake pipe leaking T joint (3.6.A.1)1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings next to jacking point (6.1.B.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
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1)1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c)1
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Offside Rear Passengers seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)1
Battery insecure (1.9.1)1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (5.2.6)1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wing (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
Nearside Inner Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Inner Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Nearside Outer Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Outer Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Nearside Inner Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor (5.3.6 (a) (i))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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