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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2006

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mot history
Pass percent:70.35%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:102,466 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4859
Brake pipe excessively corroded2065
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1666
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1623
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1555
Registration plate lamp issues1391
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|946
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|712
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|710
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|691
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))691
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))651
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|624
Brakes imbalanced across an axle564
Windscreen washer not working 544
Registration plate issues542
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|533
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|532
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))527
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|524
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|484
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))451
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|447
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))401
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|400
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))397
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))384
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))371
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))348
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))340
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))338
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))321
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))317
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort310
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|307
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))297
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))296
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened278
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault256
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||254
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))251
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|240
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))237
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|229
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))228
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))223
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))223
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||206
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|202
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))202
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|201
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|199
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))194
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))190
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|188
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|180
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|179
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))175
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|168
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|168
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|165
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|165
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak164
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened162
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))161
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))159
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))156
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))152
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))148
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))147
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|145
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||145
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||142
Rear brake binding137
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|136
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))134
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))133
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||132
Brake hose excessively deteriorated132
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||129
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||128
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))128
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|123
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))123
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))121
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|116
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||114
Horn not working |1.6.2a|110
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||104
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|103
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|101
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))100
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||99
Horn not working (7.7 (a))98
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|96
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|96
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|96
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))95
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|93
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))93

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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