MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2002

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Pass percent:64.26%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:138,797 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7342
Registration plate lamp issues	6062
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5009
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4156
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3725
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2776
Registration plate issues	2708
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1517
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1492
Rear brake binding	1473
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1458
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1386
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1330
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1309
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1267
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1201
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1135
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1081
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1072
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1064
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	982
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	943
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	860
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	846
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	827
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	814
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	746
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	733
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	679
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	665
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	626
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	621
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	618
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	592
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	566
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	555
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	549
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	511
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	507
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	503
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	494
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	490
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	476
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	466
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	462
Windscreen has damage	452
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	442
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	433
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	431
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	427
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	409
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	391
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	371
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\|	364
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	354
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	354
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	335
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	330
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	318
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	312
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	311
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	310
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	291
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	283
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	282
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	276
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\|	276
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	276
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	275
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	262
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	251
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	251
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	249
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	247
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	242
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	234
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	232
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	229
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	228
Front brake excessively fluctuating	224
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	219
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	217
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	211
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	210
Front brake application uneven	208
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	207
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	203
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	203
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	194
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	193
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	192
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	192
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	192
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	192
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	191
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	191
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	187
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	186
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\|	184
Windscreen washer not working	180
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	179
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	179
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	178
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	177
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\|	177
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	176
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	170
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	167
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	164
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	162
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\|	159
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	156
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	156
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	152
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	150
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	150
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	149

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 2002

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