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

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mot history
Pass percent:80.73%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ A-CLASS year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:110,919 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2912
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2060
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1343
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1252
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1220
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))901
Registration plate issues897
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))873
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))824
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))613
Windscreen washer not working 582
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))406
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))377
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))357
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))339
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))323
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))318
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))305
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
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))263
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))248
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))239
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))233
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))229
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))212
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))175
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||174
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault167
Brakes imbalanced across an axle165
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))156
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))153
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))152
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened148
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))139
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))138
Registration plate lamp issues137
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))137
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))136
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))135
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))133
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))129
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened126
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))126
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))125
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))122
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))119
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))119
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))118
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||109
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))109
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))102
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))101
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))98
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))93
Windscreen has damage90
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))90
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))89
Nearside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))77
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))76
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|75
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))74
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))73
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))73
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))70
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))67
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))66
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))65

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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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