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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:79.62%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:47,355 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1957
Brake pipe excessively corroded867
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively459
Registration plate lamp issues341
Horn not working |1.6.2a|272
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))272
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))253
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|249
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|247
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))244
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))212
Brakes imbalanced across an axle194
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|187
Windscreen washer not working 185
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))182
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))180
Horn not working (7.7 (a))169
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak158
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|155
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))154
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))146
Registration plate issues139
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|133
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||117
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|116
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))115
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|111
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened109
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))106
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))94
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))91
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||90
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))79
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))79
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak77
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))77
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||72
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|67
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))64
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))64
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))63
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|62
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|61
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||59
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))59
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))59
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|58
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))58
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))58
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))56
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|55
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||55
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|55
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|53
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||49
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|49
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|49
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|48
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|46
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||46
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened45
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))44
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||40
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|37
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))37
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||36
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))35
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))33
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))33
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||32
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))32
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))31
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))31
Rear brake binding29
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))29

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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