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

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mot history
Pass percent:77.37%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:56,749 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2299
Brake pipe excessively corroded1343
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively677
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))422
Horn not working (7.7 (a))418
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))406
Registration plate lamp issues403
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak354
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))346
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))314
Windscreen washer not working 305
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))281
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))281
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))280
Horn not working |1.6.2a|272
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))272
Brakes imbalanced across an axle268
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|249
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|247
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))209
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))191
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|187
Registration plate issues176
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak170
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))161
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))160
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|155
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))152
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))148
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))146
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))145
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))134
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|133
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))132
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened131
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))131
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))127
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))118
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||117
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|116
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|111
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))110
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))106
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))105
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))100
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||90
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))77
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||72
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))69
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))68
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))68
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|67
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened59
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|58
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 Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))52
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))51
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
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))49
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|48
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))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
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))46
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))45
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))44
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))43
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))42
Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))41
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))41
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||40

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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