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

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Pass percent:71.81%

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

Based on:148,274 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7509
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2866
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2473
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1304
Registration plate issues	1119
Registration plate lamp issues	1078
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	893
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	892
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	799
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	797
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	768
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	742
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	728
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	656
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	654
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	653
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	593
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	546
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	543
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	540
Windscreen washer not working	531
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	526
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	517
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	512
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	510
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	508
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	504
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	498
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	479
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	425
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	422
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	413
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	405
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\|	389
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	383
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	382
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	364
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	356
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	353
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	350
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	332
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	330
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	329
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	324
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	323
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	321
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	318
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	304
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	299
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	285
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	281
Rear brake binding	279
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	269
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	268
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	266
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	260
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	256
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	255
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	254
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\|	247
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	243
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	242
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	242
Front brake excessively fluctuating	232
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	231
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	229
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	226
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	222
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	220
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	218
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	215
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	212
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	210
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\|	206
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	206
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	203
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	203
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	188
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	183
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	182
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	178
Front brake application uneven	175
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	172
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	170
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	167
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\|	165
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	159
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	159
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\|	155
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	151
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	151
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	149
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	149
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	146
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	144
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	143
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	143
Windscreen has damage	142
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	140
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	138
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	137
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	137
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	137
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	136
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	135
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	135
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	134
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	133
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	131
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	130
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	129
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	126
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	126

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 2006

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