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

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Pass percent:70.85%

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

Based on:161,719 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7983
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3360
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2759
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2061
Registration plate issues	1188
Registration plate lamp issues	1162
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1068
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	893
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	892
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	827
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	797
Windscreen washer not working	776
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	776
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	768
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	734
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 Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	604
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	593
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	562
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	561
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	561
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	546
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	540
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	529
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
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	498
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	488
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	488
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	479
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	464
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
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	407
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	405
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	393
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 Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	387
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	382
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	377
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	351
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	350
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	347
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	342
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	335
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	330
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	325
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 Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	304
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	302
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
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	282
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
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	266
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	258
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
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	252
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	249
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
Front brake excessively fluctuating	232
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	231
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	226
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	219
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	218
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	217
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
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	208
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 Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	205
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	199
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	198
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	192
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	190
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	188
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	188
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	185
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	185
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	185
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	182
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	180
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	178
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	177
Front brake application uneven	175
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	172
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	171
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	171
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	167
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	164
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	163
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
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	155
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|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
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	146
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Windscreen has damage	142

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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