MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2005

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Pass percent:66.32%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:167,937 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9294
Registration plate lamp issues	4888
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2974
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2654
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2399
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2125
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1865
Registration plate issues	1862
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1431
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1323
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1274
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1269
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1239
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1230
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1092
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1050
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1016
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	956
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	944
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	904
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	858
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	851
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	847
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	843
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	820
Rear brake binding	813
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	806
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	741
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	641
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	621
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	597
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	539
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	518
Windscreen washer not working	505
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	504
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	488
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	487
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	485
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\|	478
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	470
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	466
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	462
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	461
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	460
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	459
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	449
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	441
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	433
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	433
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	427
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	424
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	412
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	400
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	376
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	376
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	371
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	370
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	360
Front brake excessively fluctuating	354
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	349
Windscreen has damage	344
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	341
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	331
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	330
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	324
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\|	323
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	323
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	320
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	316
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\|	309
Front brake application uneven	305
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	300
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	300
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	298
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	297
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	296
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	296
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	291
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	287
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	284
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	279
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	277
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	275
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	267
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	266
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	262
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	258
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	257
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	257
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	257
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	242
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	239
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	237
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	235
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	235
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	233
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	232
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	227
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	226
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	226
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	226
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	224
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	220
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	217
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	214
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\|	211
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	206
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	195
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	192
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	185
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	184
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	182
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	179
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	177

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 2005

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