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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:73.57%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:172,597 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded9252
Headlamp aim out of alignment7085
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2451
Registration plate issues1683
Registration plate lamp issues1572
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1538
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1293
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1073
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))940
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|856
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))809
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))778
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))736
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|733
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))728
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))692
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))691
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))688
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|585
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|585
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault577
Brakes imbalanced across an axle558
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|534
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|515
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened515
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))487
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|480
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|460
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))439
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))436
Windscreen washer not working 426
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort413
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))399
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|380
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|361
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))359
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|356
Rear brake binding349
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|332
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|328
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|327
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))326
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))321
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))318
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|317
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))316
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))315
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))314
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))305
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))304
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||298
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|298
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))296
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|293
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))291
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))277
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))269
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|262
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||260
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))253
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|251
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))250
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))234
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))232
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|229
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened223
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|217
Windscreen has damage216
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|214
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|213
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))207
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||201
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|200
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))197
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|185
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))181
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))180
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||179
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|177
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|175
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))175
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))172
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))171
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))170
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))169
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))165
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||163
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|162
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||161
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))160
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|158
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|157
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))155
Brake hose excessively deteriorated153
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))153
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))150
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak145
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))145
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))144
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))143
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))141
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))140

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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