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:
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:840 times
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:162 times
Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located  Occurs:174 times
Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:201 times
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Occurs:1,954 times
Nearside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:127 times
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) Occurs:1,842 times
Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) Occurs:121 times
Front position lamp not working  Occurs:448 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:180 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:4,175 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive  Occurs:4,144 times
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:1,116 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:105 times
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Occurs:21,196 times
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:4,981 times
Nearside Headlamp insecure c Occurs:153 times
Offside Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:119 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Occurs:174 times
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams  Occurs:1,431 times
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:258 times
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:373 times
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:1,630 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:130 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:283 times
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