MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ VANEOs year 2003

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Pass percent:56.62%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ VANEO year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:8,461 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	725
Headlamp aim out of alignment	605
Brake pipe excessively corroded	511
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	457
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	319
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	229
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	222
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	208
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	202
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	149
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	143
Registration plate issues	132
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	124
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	114
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	112
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	109
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	101
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	100
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	93
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	87
Rear brake binding	87
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	76
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	74
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	67
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	67
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	62
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	61
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	55
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	52
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	51
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	51
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	49
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	41
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	36
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	35
Windscreen has damage	34
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	34
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	33
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	29
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	28
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	27
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	26
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	26
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	25
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	25
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	24
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	24
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	22
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	22
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	21
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	20
Rear brake application uneven	20
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Front brake application uneven	19
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	18
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	18
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	18
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	17
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	17
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	17
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	16
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	16
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\|	16
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	15
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	15
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	15
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	14
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	14
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	14
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	13
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	13
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	13
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	13
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	12
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	12
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	12
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	12
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	12
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	12
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Brake hose damaged	12
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	12

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 VANEOs year 2003

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