MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASSs year 2008

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Pass percent:72.34%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASS year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:33,086 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1295
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1187
Registration plate lamp issues	421
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	371
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	290
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	279
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	246
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	230
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	226
Registration plate issues	188
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	184
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	177
Windscreen washer not working	157
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	148
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	145
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	135
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	133
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	128
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	121
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	119
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	119
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	119
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	116
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	116
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	114
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	114
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	114
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	111
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	110
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	104
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	103
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	98
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	97
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	96
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	94
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	92
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	89
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	88
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	85
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	85
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	84
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	83
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	81
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	80
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	79
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	77
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	77
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	74
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	73
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	72
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	71
Rear brake binding	71
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	70
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	68
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	66
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	65
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	65
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	65
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	60
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	59
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	59
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	59
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	57
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	57
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	57
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	56
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	56
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	55
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	53
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	52
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	51
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	51
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	49
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	48
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	48
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	47
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	43
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	41
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	40
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	40
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	40
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	39
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	39
Windscreen has damage	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	38
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	36
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	36
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	35
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	35
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	33
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	31
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	30
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	30
Front brake application uneven	30
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	30
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	30
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	28
Front brake excessively fluctuating	28
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	28

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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASSs year 2008

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