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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:77.28%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:76,744 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded3021
Headlamp aim out of alignment2978
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1003
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))483
Registration plate issues466
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))435
Registration plate lamp issues434
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))424
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))388
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))362
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))333
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))312
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))286
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))245
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|244
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))241
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|240
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|238
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|196
Windscreen washer not working 182
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))181
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))180
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))177
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))175
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|171
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))171
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))167
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|164
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault155
Brakes imbalanced across an axle152
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))150
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))149
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))147
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))146
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened145
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))143
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|136
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|135
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))135
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|116
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))115
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|110
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|110
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|104
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|102
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|99
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|99
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|97
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))94
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|93
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||88
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))87
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))87
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))87
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|85
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))85
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))85
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|84
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))84
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))78
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))77
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))76
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))75
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))75
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened73
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))73
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|72
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||72
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))72
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))72
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||71
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|70
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|68
Windscreen has damage68
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|67
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))67
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||65
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))65
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))64
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))63
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))63
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))63
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))62
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))61
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))61
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))59
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||58
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|58
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))56
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))56
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))55
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))54

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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