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

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mot history
Pass percent:67.37%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:175,368 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9225
Registration plate lamp issues3950
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2976
Brake pipe excessively corroded2678
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2308
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2183
Registration plate issues1635
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1481
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1452
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1271
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1240
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1110
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1049
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1030
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1011
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1006
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))992
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|980
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|949
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|908
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|870
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort861
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|853
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))793
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|789
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|770
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|751
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|751
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|722
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|716
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|687
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|660
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||652
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))650
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|614
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|612
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))609
Windscreen washer not working 594
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|575
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))556
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|549
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|544
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))522
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))516
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))511
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened494
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|477
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||477
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))476
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|475
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))466
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))459
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|457
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))449
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))449
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|442
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))437
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|433
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|422
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|417
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))405
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))400
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault398
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||386
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))384
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|361
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))352
Rear brake binding337
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|337
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))335
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))333
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|330
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|320
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|319
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|318
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))316
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))312
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|296
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))296
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|295
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|293
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|290
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|287
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))286
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||284
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|283
Brake hose excessively deteriorated283
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|282
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|281
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))277
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|268
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|267
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|267
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|264
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|262
Front brake excessively fluctuating255
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))249
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))234
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))231
Front brake application uneven228
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))228
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||225
Windscreen has damage217
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))217
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|213
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|210
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|208
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|205
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))205
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))204
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))204
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))199
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|196
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|194
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||192
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|191
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))190
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))189
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|183
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))183
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|182
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))175
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))174
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))173

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.

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