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

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Pass percent:57.66%

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

Based on:145,823 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9684
Registration plate lamp issues	9663
Brake pipe excessively corroded	9205
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	7400
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	5749
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4018
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4009
Registration plate issues	3073
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2487
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2426
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2346
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2014
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1861
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1742
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1668
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1600
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1598
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1541
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1450
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1356
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1323
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1269
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1248
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1247
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1235
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1228
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1214
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1027
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1016
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1001
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	990
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	981
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	975
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	954
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	929
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	888
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	884
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	854
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	848
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	835
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	827
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	768
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	716
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	675
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	668
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	662
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	662
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	657
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	657
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	615
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	553
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	521
Front brake application uneven	429
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	422
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	408
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	403
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	396
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	386
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	380
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	375
Windscreen has damage	367
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	360
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	359
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	352
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	340
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	334
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	331
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	323
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	315
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	306
Brake hose damaged	306
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	304
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	299
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	291
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	287
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	287
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	285
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	283
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	274
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	271
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	268
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	264
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	263
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	262
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	262
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	258
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	257
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	257
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	255
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	254
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	253
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	248
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	246
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	237
Front brake excessively fluctuating	236
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	233
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	230
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	228
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	226
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	204
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	202
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	200
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	194
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	193
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	190

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 2001

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