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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:81.43%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:188,267 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5586
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2632
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2412
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1808
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1475
Registration plate issues1317
Brake pipe excessively corroded1299
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))875
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))848
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))816
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))790
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))789
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))783
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))758
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))756
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))642
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))591
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))453
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))435
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened394
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))385
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))380
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))362
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))356
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))328
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))323
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))316
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))311
Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a))299
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))297
Windscreen washer not working 295
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))282
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))256
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))253
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))252
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))249
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))244
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||243
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))238
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))227
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))222
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))221
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))218
Brakes imbalanced across an axle215
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))213
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))210
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))202
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))197
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))188
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))181
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|176
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))161
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))151
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))150
Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))149
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))148
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))142
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))138
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))138
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))128
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))127
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))126
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened120
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))116
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||115
Windscreen has damage115
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))115
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))109
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))108

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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