MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2000

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Pass percent:52.60%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:116,628 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	11685
Brake pipe excessively corroded	9980
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9017
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	6743
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6393
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3146
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3094
Registration plate issues	2788
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2385
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2301
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2083
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2021
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1792
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1625
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1570
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1545
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1422
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1409
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1385
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1383
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1354
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1300
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1270
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1254
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1248
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1246
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1246
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1244
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1098
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1095
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1005
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1000
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	996
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	980
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	949
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	921
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	846
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	840
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	771
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	771
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	747
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	697
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	654
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	648
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	640
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	640
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	617
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	599
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	599
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	587
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	583
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	565
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	536
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	535
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	489
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	486
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	443
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	442
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	424
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	407
Brake hose damaged	387
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	386
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	386
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	386
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	382
Windscreen has damage	363
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	360
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	359
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	352
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	349
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	343
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	331
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	330
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	320
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	312
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	308
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	308
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	296
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	292
Front brake application uneven	288
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	285
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	284
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	280
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	280
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	278
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	273
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	262
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	262
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	258
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	258
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	255
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	254
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	247
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	247
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	235
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	231
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	211
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	208
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	208
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	197
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	197
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	196
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	195
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	195
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	188
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	188
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	187
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	184
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	183
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	179
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	179
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	178
Rear brake binding	177
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	172
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	171
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	169
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	169
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	169
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	166

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 A-CLASSs year 2000

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