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

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Pass percent:60.19%

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

Based on:153,092 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	13879
Brake pipe excessively corroded	9013
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8508
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	7527
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	5116
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4355
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4353
Registration plate issues	3113
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2473
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2358
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1846
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1769
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1691
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1492
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1391
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1296
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1288
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1254
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1209
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1190
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1190
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1082
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1035
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1015
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	964
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	957
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	942
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	916
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	916
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	891
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	884
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	820
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	805
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	779
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	767
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	763
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	739
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	708
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	696
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	673
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	635
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	629
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	610
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	549
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	539
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	537
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	514
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	510
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	497
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	437
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	417
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	398
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	395
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	385
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	370
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	368
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	368
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	355
Front brake application uneven	344
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	340
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	335
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	334
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	320
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	320
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	310
Windscreen has damage	302
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	299
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	274
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	265
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	257
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	252
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	244
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	240
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	239
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	230
Front brake excessively fluctuating	227
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	220
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	220
Brake hose damaged	219
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	214
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	210
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	209
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	201
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	198
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	197
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	195
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	193
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	193
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	192
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	190
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	185
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	184
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	184

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 2002

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