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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:71.04%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:90,764 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4145
Registration plate lamp issues1498
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1420
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1363
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1326
Brake pipe excessively corroded930
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|708
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|667
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))615
Registration plate issues602
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|584
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|572
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|570
Windscreen washer not working 525
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|458
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|443
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|440
Brakes imbalanced across an axle431
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))420
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|394
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|389
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|382
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|381
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))333
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|331
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))328
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault316
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))316
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))300
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))297
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))295
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))292
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|289
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))267
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))267
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|264
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened253
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))245
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))221
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))221
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|207
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|200
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||199
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))198
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|192
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))186
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|181
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort179
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|173
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))170
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened166
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))165
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))164
Brake hose excessively deteriorated163
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|161
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||160
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|159
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))159
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))157
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|156
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))154
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|153
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))152
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||151
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|151
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|150
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|148
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|147
Rear brake binding144
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|141
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))139
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||135
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))135
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|130
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||128
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))128
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))124
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))121
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|119
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||113
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||111
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))111
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))110
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|107
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))107
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|106
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))103
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))102
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||100
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))97
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))97
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))97
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))97
Windscreen has damage96
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||92
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|92
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|90
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))90
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|88
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|87
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|85
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|85
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))85
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|84
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak83
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))81
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|79

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.

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