MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2003

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Pass percent:61.76%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:30,110 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2339
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1974
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1792
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1250
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	733
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	670
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	622
Registration plate issues	543
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	387
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	387
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	366
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	330
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	307
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	298
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	283
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	259
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	249
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	241
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	232
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	231
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	226
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	221
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	194
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	186
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	182
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	180
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	162
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	159
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	157
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	146
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	145
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	144
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	144
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	142
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	131
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	130
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	112
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	109
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	99
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	96
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Windscreen has damage	76
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	76
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Rear brake binding	68
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	68
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Front brake application uneven	64
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	64
Front brake excessively fluctuating	63
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	63
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	62
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	60
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	58
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	56
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	54
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	54
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	52
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	51
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	46
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	46
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	43
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	43
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	43
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	43
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	42
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	42
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	41
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	39
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	39
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	38
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	37
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	37
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	37
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	36
Windscreen washer not working	36
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	36
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	35
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	35
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	35

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 2003

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