MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1999

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Pass percent:66.37%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:108,445 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6128
Registration plate lamp issues	3955
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3121
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2929
Registration plate issues	1647
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1485
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1467
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1450
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1415
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1367
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1364
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1345
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1333
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1322
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1294
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1095
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1020
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	959
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	842
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	840
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	813
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	812
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	790
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	784
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	720
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	660
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	645
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	628
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	621
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	573
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	553
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	525
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	489
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	476
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	450
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	446
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	446
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	439
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	438
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	430
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	414
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	414
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	407
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	378
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	374
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	373
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	369
Windscreen has damage	366
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	360
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	337
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	333
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	332
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	328
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	324
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	315
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	307
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	301
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	291
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	289
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	285
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	274
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	274
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	266
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	259
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	250
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	245
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	240
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	237
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	229
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	227
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	222
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	218
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	209
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	205
Rear brake binding	203
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	202
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	202
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	196
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	186
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	183
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	180
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	176
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	172
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	171
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	168
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	164
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	164
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	163
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	161
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	160
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	160
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	157
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	144
Rear brake application uneven	142
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	139
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	135
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	135
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	133
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	132
Centre Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	132
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	131
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	130
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	128
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	128
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	128
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	125
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	123
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	121
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	120
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	119
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	118
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	117
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	116
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	116
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	112
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	112
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	111

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 1999

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