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

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mot history
Pass percent:82.80%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:65,690 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2202
Brake pipe excessively corroded1767
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively820
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))502
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))431
Registration plate issues397
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault351
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))272
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))234
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))228
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))204
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))146
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))143
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened142
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))141
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))123
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))123
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))123
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))111
Registration plate lamp issues108
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))107
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))97
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))94
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|93
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))89
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))83
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))82
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))81
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))80
Windscreen washer not working 76
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))75
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||73
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))71
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|69
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))69
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))69
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|68
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|63
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))63
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))62
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))61
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))60
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))57
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))57
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))57
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))54
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))54
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))54
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|53
Brakes imbalanced across an axle53
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))50
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))49
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|48
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|48
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))48
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))47
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))45
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))45
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|44
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))44
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|42
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))42
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||40
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))39
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))38
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))38
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))38
Windscreen has damage36
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|35
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|34
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))34

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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