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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:78.94%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:82,687 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded2994
Headlamp aim out of alignment2779
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1079
Registration plate issues526
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))492
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))380
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))378
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))377
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))362
Registration plate lamp issues345
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))337
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))317
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))304
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|283
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|243
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|237
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))204
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))196
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))184
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))182
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))180
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened174
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))174
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|163
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))161
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|158
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))155
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))148
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))147
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))147
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|146
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))141
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|140
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))139
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))133
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|131
Windscreen washer not working 116
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|114
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))114
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|113
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))107
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|106
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))106
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|105
Brakes imbalanced across an axle103
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|96
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))96
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|95
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||95
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))93
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault92
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))92
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))91
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))91
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|86
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|84
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))83
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))82
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))80
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))80
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))79
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))78
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|77
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|75
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))73
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))71
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))70
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))68
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|67
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))65
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|63
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))63
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))62
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))62
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened60
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))60
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|57
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))57
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))57
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||56
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))56
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||55
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|55
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|54
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|53
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||53
Rear brake binding53
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))53

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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