MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2004

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Pass percent:64.63%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:89,871 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5843
Registration plate lamp issues	5316
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4775
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4426
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2170
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2137
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1621
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1119
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1108
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1048
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1012
Registration plate issues	915
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	903
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	867
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	835
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	741
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	675
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	670
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	548
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	466
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	453
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	451
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	446
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	443
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	425
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	414
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	400
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	399
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	397
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	386
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	382
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	288
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	256
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	250
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	248
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	244
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	243
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	235
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	235
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	231
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	230
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	225
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	222
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	203
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	198
Front brake application uneven	197
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	195
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	187
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	186
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	186
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	180
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	174
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	173
Windscreen washer not working	172
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	170
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	164
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	164
Front brake excessively fluctuating	158
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	157
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	157
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	152
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	144
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	144
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	142
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	141
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	135
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	132
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	131
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	130
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	130
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	126
Windscreen has damage	124
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	124
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	122
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	121
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	120
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	120
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	119
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	119
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	118
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	117
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	115
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	114
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	112
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	110
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	106
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	106
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	105
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	102
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	102
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Brake hose damaged	99

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 2004

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