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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:82.25%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:190,021 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6224
Brake pipe excessively corroded4919
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2273
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1888
Registration plate issues1708
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1281
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1264
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))586
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened584
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|539
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))524
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))457
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))455
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))450
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))438
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||419
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))417
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))382
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))382
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))301
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))301
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))275
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))274
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||245
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))238
Windscreen washer not working 229
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))219
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))211
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))197
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort195
Brakes imbalanced across an axle184
Windscreen has damage179
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))174
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))174
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))170
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))169
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))168
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))167
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))164
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))161
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))161
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))158
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||152
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))151
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))148
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|146
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|145
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))142
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))141
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))136
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))132
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|130
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))129
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))124
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|121
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened121
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))119
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))119
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))117
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))117
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|114
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|114
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))112
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))111
Registration plate lamp issues110
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))106
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|104

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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