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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASSs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:83.59%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:86,432 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2151
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1191
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively859
Registration plate issues714
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))669
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))664
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))426
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))355
Windscreen washer not working 344
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||294
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|288
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))269
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))259
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))215
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))193
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))178
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||174
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))170
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))163
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))157
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))153
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))145
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))138
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))138
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))116
Brakes imbalanced across an axle110
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened110
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||109
Registration plate lamp issues107
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))99
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))98
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))93
Windscreen has damage90
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))85
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))84
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened78
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|75
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))75
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))74
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))72
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))71
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))67
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|64
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||63
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault63
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))61
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))60
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||59
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||58
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))58
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|57
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))55
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))54
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|53
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))52
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))52
Nearside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))51
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))50
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))50
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|48
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||48
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))47
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||46
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||44
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|43
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))43
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))43

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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