MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2000

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Pass percent:65.86%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:27,887 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1756
Registration plate lamp issues	1161
Brake pipe excessively corroded	885
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	613
Registration plate issues	463
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	396
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	376
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	372
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	340
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	312
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	300
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	280
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	271
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	248
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	236
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	231
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	226
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	223
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	212
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	202
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	199
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	189
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	185
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	185
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	183
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	161
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	156
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	152
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	148
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	118
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	118
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	117
Windscreen has damage	112
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	101
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	101
Rear brake binding	101
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	100
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	98
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	98
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	92
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	91
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	87
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	86
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	85
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	81
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	76
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	73
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	67
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	66
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	66
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	64
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	62
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	62
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	60
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	58
Front brake application uneven	58
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	57
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	56
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	56
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	56
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	55
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	54
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	51
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	50
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	49
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Rear brake application uneven	47
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	47
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	45
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	44
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	43
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	42
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	41
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	41
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	40
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	39
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	36
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	36
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	34
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	33
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	33
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	31
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	31
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	29
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	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 2000

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