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

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Pass percent:65.52%

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

Based on:146,859 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8827
Registration plate lamp issues	5295
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4174
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4070
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3589
Registration plate issues	2341
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2148
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2097
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2052
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2040
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2027
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1988
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1978
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1922
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1915
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1902
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1849
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1695
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1673
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1503
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1355
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1347
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1190
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1185
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1097
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1083
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	983
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	958
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	896
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	837
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	741
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	678
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	673
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	664
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	647
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	641
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	639
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	630
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	627
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	611
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	605
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	592
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	574
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	566
Windscreen has damage	565
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	562
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	558
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	557
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	528
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	520
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	504
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	502
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	495
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	476
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	441
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	438
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	412
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	405
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	385
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	380
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	362
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	357
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	349
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	330
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	324
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	308
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	303
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	303
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	299
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	283
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	275
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	264
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	263
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	257
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	254
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	252
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	248
Rear brake binding	247
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	246
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	245
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	244
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	243
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	242
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	242
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	239
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	235
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	234
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	226
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	225
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	225
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	218
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	217
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	216
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	215
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	206
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	205
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	204
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	203
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	202
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	198
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	191
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	190
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	189
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	185
Rear brake application uneven	184
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	178
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	177
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	174
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	173
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	172
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	170
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	162
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	159
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	158
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	157
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	154
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	152

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 1998

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