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

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Pass percent:65.81%

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

Based on:115,248 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6792
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4416
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3548
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3441
Registration plate lamp issues	3031
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2248
Registration plate issues	2073
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2057
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1642
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1601
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1575
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1531
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1461
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1442
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1426
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1416
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1368
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1285
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1193
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1188
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1157
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1008
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	985
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	972
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	879
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	878
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	816
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	724
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	688
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	658
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	607
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	525
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	509
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	509
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	484
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	480
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	466
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	461
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	453
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	451
Windscreen has damage	439
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	435
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	434
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	434
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	425
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	420
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	417
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	415
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	412
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	401
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	378
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	373
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	350
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	314
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	307
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	303
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	298
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	295
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	292
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	278
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	264
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	248
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	248
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	247
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	243
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	242
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	241
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	238
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	227
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	225
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	225
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	223
Brake hose damaged	218
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	208
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	199
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	192
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	189
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	189
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	188
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	187
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	185
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	177
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	175
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	172
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	166
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	164
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	163
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	163
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	161
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	159
Rear brake application uneven	157
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	155
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	146
Rear brake binding	146
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	144
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	144
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	143
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	140
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	138
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	138
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	137
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	133
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	132
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	128
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	128
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	128
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	127
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	126
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	124
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	124
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	122
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	119

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 petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1997

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