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

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mot history
Pass percent:83.59%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:79,126 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2358
Brake pipe excessively corroded1735
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))958
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively819
Registration plate issues645
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))639
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault619
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))343
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))331
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))296
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))274
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))235
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))200
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))196
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||183
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))173
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened172
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))138
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))135
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))135
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))112
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))106
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))103
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))102
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))98
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))90
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))89
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))86
Windscreen washer not working 83
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))82
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))82
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))82
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|78
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||72
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))71
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))64
Brakes imbalanced across an axle63
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))61
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))61
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))60
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))58
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))54
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))53
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))52
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))51
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))49
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))46
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))46
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))45
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||44
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))44
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened43
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))43
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|42
Registration plate lamp issues42
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))42
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))42
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))41
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))40
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))40
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))40

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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