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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:79.20%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:206,558 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded7961
Headlamp aim out of alignment7579
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2520
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2229
Registration plate issues1824
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1666
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1437
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))914
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))856
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))841
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))828
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))778
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))765
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))667
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))602
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))586
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened585
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))567
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))560
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))475
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))457
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|448
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))441
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))387
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))373
Registration plate lamp issues337
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))336
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))330
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|324
Windscreen washer not working 306
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))291
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))288
Brakes imbalanced across an axle287
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||277
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))274
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|264
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))263
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|261
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))255
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))253
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))251
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))251
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))242
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))230
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))222
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))219
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))217
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||214
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))212
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))207
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|206
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort205
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))203
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))196
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))195
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))173
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))171
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))169
Windscreen has damage168
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))168
Rear brake binding167
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))163
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))161
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|158
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))155
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|153
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|150
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak147
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))146
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))146
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))143
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))137
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))137
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))135
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|134
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))134
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|132
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))132
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))130
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))130

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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