MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs

The MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS makes up 3,280,908 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your A-CLASS model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:113 times
Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive play  Occurs:104 times
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) Occurs:365 times
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:256 times
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:206 times
Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Occurs:116 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:3,758 times
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:182 times
Nearside Front front brake binding  Occurs:415 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:99 times
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:304 times
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position bi Occurs:184 times
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing  Occurs:583 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:733 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:18,777 times
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:254 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:948 times
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Occurs:3,980 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:276 times
Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:118 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:202 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:108 times
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams  Occurs:1,431 times
Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) Occurs:236 times
Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:122 times
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