MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1998

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Pass percent:63.63%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:26,228 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1666
Registration plate lamp issues	958
Brake pipe excessively corroded	899
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	825
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	623
Registration plate issues	522
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	389
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	376
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	363
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	361
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	356
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	356
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	348
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	342
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	329
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	328
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	325
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	293
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	283
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	270
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	270
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	207
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	200
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	187
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	187
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	185
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	182
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	178
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	175
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	171
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	150
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	143
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	142
Windscreen has damage	133
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	130
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	126
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	125
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	125
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	124
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	121
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	119
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	118
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	116
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	108
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	106
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	94
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	93
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	81
Rear brake binding	81
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	77
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	73
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	73
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	67
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	62
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	55
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	54
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	54
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	52
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	52
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	51
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	49
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	48
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	48
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	48
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	47
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	46
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	45
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	45
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	45
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	43
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	42
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	41
Brake hose damaged	41
Front brake application uneven	41
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	40
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	39
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	39
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	37
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	36
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	36
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	35
Rear brake application uneven	35
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	35
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	34
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	34
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	32
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	32
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	32
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	31
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	31
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	30
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	30
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	29
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29

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 1998

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