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

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Pass percent:63.93%

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

Based on:150,316 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	9358
Registration plate lamp issues	8494
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7966
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6970
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3914
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3897
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3606
Registration plate issues	2391
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2241
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2052
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1616
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1616
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1516
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1424
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1392
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1013
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	945
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	912
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	907
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	897
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	891
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	859
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	854
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	827
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	822
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	769
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	749
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	729
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	693
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	662
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	657
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	596
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	570
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	526
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	509
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	494
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	483
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	431
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	427
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	419
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	381
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	369
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	368
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	352
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	332
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	319
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	310
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	303
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	303
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	301
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	300
Front brake application uneven	287
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	286
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	284
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	269
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	268
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	268
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	264
Windscreen has damage	262
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	261
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	252
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	250
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	241
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	240
Windscreen washer not working	239
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	238
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	231
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	229
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	228
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	223
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	222
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	217
Front brake excessively fluctuating	217
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	214
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	212
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	208
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	207
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	195
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	189
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	189
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	186
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	185
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	183
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	181
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	177
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	177
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	176
Brake hose damaged	176
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	174
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	174
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	172
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	171
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	169
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	164
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	164
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	163

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 2003

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