MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2006

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Pass percent:68.58%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:127,564 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7102
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3103
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2096
Registration plate lamp issues	1670
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1177
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1081
Registration plate issues	1060
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	906
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	889
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	850
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	804
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	690
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	690
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	686
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	671
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	657
Rear brake binding	649
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	627
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	596
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	596
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	593
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	556
Windscreen washer not working	496
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	480
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	471
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	461
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	411
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	402
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	396
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	383
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	380
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	379
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	371
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	370
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	369
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	359
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	355
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	340
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	340
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	339
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	336
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	335
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	332
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	317
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	316
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	312
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	294
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	290
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	276
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	271
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	271
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	269
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	264
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	261
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	257
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	257
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	253
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	250
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	250
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	250
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	250
Front brake excessively fluctuating	249
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	248
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	242
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	237
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	233
Front brake application uneven	229
Windscreen has damage	227
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	223
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	221
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	218
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	217
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\|	207
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	202
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\|	200
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	198
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	193
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	184
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	183
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	178
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	175
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	172
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	172
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	171
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	170
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	166
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	166
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	165
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	163
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	154
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	144
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	141
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	140
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	140
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	138
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	137
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	135
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	132
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	131
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	129
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	128
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	127
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	126
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\|	125
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	125
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	125
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	123
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	123
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\|	122

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 2006

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