MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1997

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Pass percent:65.17%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:21,938 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1367
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1060
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	940
Registration plate lamp issues	624
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	569
Registration plate issues	444
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	364
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	327
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	311
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	311
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	284
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	279
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	276
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	261
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	256
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	245
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	225
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	210
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	203
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	189
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	188
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	184
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	179
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	172
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	165
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	153
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	148
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	146
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	143
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	129
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	119
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	105
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	103
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	103
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	102
Windscreen has damage	102
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	99
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	98
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	89
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	83
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	78
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	72
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	71
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	66
Rear brake binding	64
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	64
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	57
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	55
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	53
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	50
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	49
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	47
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	47
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	47
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	46
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	45
Rear brake application uneven	45
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	45
Brake hose damaged	44
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	44
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	44
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	44
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	42
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	41
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	41
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	39
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	37
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	36
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	35
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	35
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	33
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	33
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	33
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Front brake application uneven	33
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	32
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	31
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	29
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	27
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	27
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	27
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	26
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	25
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	24
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	23

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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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1997

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