MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLCs year 2009

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Pass percent:68.72%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLC year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:31,126 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1749
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	599
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	584
Brake pipe excessively corroded	571
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	419
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	255
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	242
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	239
Registration plate lamp issues	226
Windscreen washer not working	215
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	215
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	214
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	203
Registration plate issues	198
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	187
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	185
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	168
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	160
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	145
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	131
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	130
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	129
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	127
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	127
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	126
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	124
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	122
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	120
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	109
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	108
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	91
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	90
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	87
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	86
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	83
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	81
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	77
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	74
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	73
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	69
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	69
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	69
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	66
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	64
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	63
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	61
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	61
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	60
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	59
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	57
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	56
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	56
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	54
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	52
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	51
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	49
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	46
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	46
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	45
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	44
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	44
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	44
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	43
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	43
Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.2.1b\|	42
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))	42
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	41
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	41
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	41
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	41
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	41
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	40
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	40
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	40
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	39
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\|	38
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	37
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	37
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	36
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	36
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	34
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	34
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	34
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	33
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	33
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	33
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Front brake excessively fluctuating	32
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Rear brake binding	32
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	31
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	31
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	30

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 2009

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