MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2002

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Pass percent:57.32%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:28,930 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3087
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1893
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1845
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1300
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	881
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	724
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	722
Registration plate issues	678
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	499
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	448
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	423
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	392
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	342
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	298
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	298
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	283
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	271
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	261
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	256
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	250
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	248
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	236
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	226
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	221
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	211
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	209
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	207
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	206
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	204
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	200
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	184
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	183
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	181
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	176
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	174
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	168
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	162
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	160
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	158
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	156
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	155
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	153
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	151
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	151
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	140
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	128
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	113
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	107
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	93
Windscreen has damage	91
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	91
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	90
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Front brake application uneven	85
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	83
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	81
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	71
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	70
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	70
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	69
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	64
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	64
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	62
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	62
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Rear brake binding	60
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	60
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	60
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	59
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	59
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	56
Front brake excessively fluctuating	55
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	52
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	51
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	48
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	48
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	47
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	47
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	45
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	43
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	43
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	43
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	41
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	41
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	40
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	40
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	39
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	39
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	39
Brake hose damaged	38
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	38

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 2002

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