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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASSs year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:71.84%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASS year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:22,189 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment774
Brake pipe excessively corroded560
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))297
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))238
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))233
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))233
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))226
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively221
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))214
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak208
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))200
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))196
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))184
Registration plate lamp issues170
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|139
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))133
Registration plate issues128
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|117
Brakes imbalanced across an axle110
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|107
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak106
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))93
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))87
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))87
Windscreen washer not working 84
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))82
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))82
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))79
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))74
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|73
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))72
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|72
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))70
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))68
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))66
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened66
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))66
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|60
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|56
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))56
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))56
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened56
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))55
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))55
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|55
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))53
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|53
Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||51
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))50
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))48
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||46
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|46
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|46
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||44
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|43
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))38
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))37
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))36
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))35
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||34
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|33
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|33
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||33
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|32
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))31
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))31
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||30
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))29
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))28
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|28
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|24
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))24
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))24
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))24
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))23
Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))23
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|23
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))23
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))23
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||23
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))22
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|22
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))22
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||21
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))21
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))20
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||20
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||19
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))19
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))19

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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