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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:73.54%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:90,784 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3759
Brake pipe excessively corroded3131
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1294
Registration plate lamp issues1162
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak793
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|757
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))753
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|693
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))686
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))619
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))617
Windscreen washer not working 559
Brakes imbalanced across an axle460
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak456
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))449
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))422
Registration plate issues384
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))364
Horn not working (7.7 (a))348
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))328
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|319
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|317
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))308
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|303
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))303
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))293
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))290
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))286
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))284
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))282
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|275
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|267
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|265
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|261
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|244
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))243
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))243
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))236
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened235
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))235
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|231
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))225
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))225
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))224
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|220
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|214
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))211
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault208
Horn not working |1.6.2a|205
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))197
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||190
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))181
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|180
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))179
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||177
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))176
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))169
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))169
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))164
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))152
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))149
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))149
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||145
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))144
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))139
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))136
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|135
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|128
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|125
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort125
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))123
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))120
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||106
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||102
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|101
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||101
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|101
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))100
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|98
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))98
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))97
Brake hose excessively deteriorated96
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||95
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened95
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|85
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||81
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|79
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))78
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))77
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))75
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|74
Rear brake binding73

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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