MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLCs year 2008

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Pass percent:68.61%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLC year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:16,859 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	879
Brake pipe excessively corroded	378
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	299
Registration plate lamp issues	264
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	247
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	246
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	199
Registration plate issues	155
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	132
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	105
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	100
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	96
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	90
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	87
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Windscreen washer not working	85
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	85
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	82
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	82
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	78
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	77
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	76
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	74
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	69
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	61
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	55
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	53
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	51
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	43
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	43
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	43
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	40
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	37
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	37
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	36
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	34
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	34
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	33
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	32
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	30
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	28
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	28
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	27
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	27
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	26
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	25
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	25
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	24
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	24
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	24
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	23
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	23
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	22
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	22
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	21
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	21
Rear brake binding	21
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	21
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	21
Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.2.1b\|	20
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	20
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	20
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	19
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Front brake excessively fluctuating	18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	18
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	17
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	17
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	17
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	16
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	16

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLCs year 2008

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