MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2001

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Pass percent:64.75%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:172,138 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8853
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6686
Registration plate lamp issues	3647
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3625
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3071
Registration plate issues	3012
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2206
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2204
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1866
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1679
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1678
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1667
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1643
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1628
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1627
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1496
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1465
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1448
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1352
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1213
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1189
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1174
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1171
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1167
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	988
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	981
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	944
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	911
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	896
Rear brake binding	838
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	836
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	802
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	792
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	791
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	763
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	759
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	751
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	748
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	746
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	731
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	722
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	718
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	698
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	691
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	683
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	669
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	655
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	650
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	647
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	616
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	592
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	562
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	560
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	528
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	508
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	508
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	491
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	478
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	470
Windscreen has damage	465
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	464
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	453
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	446
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	442
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	422
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	414
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	412
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	410
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	405
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	395
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	389
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	388
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	385
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	373
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	367
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	358
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	355
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	352
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	348
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	340
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	331
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	328
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	317
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	317
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	310
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	291
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	290
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	285
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	281
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	275
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	272
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	261
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	259
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	258
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	255
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	252
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	245
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	245
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	241
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	237
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	233
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	233
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	230
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	226
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	225
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	223
Windscreen washer not working	223
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	223
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	221
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	214
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	213
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	212
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	199
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	195
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	193
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	190
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	190
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	189
Front brake application uneven	188
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	184
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	183

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 2001

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