MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2001

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Pass percent:54.92%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:28,297 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2447
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2036
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1959
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1281
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1113
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	691
Registration plate issues	644
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	644
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	638
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	483
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	427
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	420
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	398
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	381
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	368
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	365
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	316
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	313
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	293
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	288
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	287
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	274
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	267
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	243
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	242
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	229
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	227
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	219
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	216
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	214
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	210
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	204
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	202
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	191
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	182
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	181
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	179
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	170
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	168
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	167
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	161
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	155
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	150
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	150
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	147
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	141
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	134
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	132
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	122
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	120
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	120
Front brake application uneven	118
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	110
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	105
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	100
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	94
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	86
Windscreen has damage	78
Front brake excessively fluctuating	78
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	78
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	78
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	77
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	72
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	70
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	67
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Brake hose damaged	65
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Rear brake binding	62
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	62
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	61
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	60
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	60
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	58
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	57
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	57
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	57
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	54
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	54
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	52
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	51
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	50
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	49
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	49
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	49
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	45
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	45
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	45
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	44
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	44
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	43
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	42
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	39
Rear brake application uneven	39

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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2001

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