MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASSs year 2006

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Pass percent:69.29%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASS year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:35,569 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1500
Brake pipe excessively corroded	758
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	531
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	330
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	324
Registration plate lamp issues	301
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	296
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	279
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	252
Registration plate issues	249
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	245
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	243
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	241
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	239
Windscreen washer not working	225
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	223
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	211
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	189
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	186
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	175
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	169
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	159
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	158
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	152
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	150
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	143
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	142
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	141
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	141
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	139
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	125
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	125
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	123
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	122
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	116
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	115
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	109
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	109
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	108
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	105
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	102
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	102
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	98
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	97
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	94
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	94
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	94
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	93
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	92
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	90
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	90
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	88
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	87
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	86
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	86
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	85
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	85
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	84
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	81
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	80
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	79
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	79
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	78
Rear brake binding	77
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	74
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	73
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	73
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	72
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	69
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	64
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	62
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	60
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	58
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	54
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	54
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	54
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	52
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	52
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	51
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	50
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	49
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	49
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	47
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	46
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	46
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	46
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	46
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	45
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	44
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	42
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	42
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	42
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	41
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	41
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	40
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	40
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	39
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	38
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	38
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	38
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	36
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Windscreen has damage	34
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	34
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	33
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	33
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	33

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASSs year 2006

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