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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ VITOs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:61.64%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ VITO year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:86,394 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4947
Registration plate lamp issues3599
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3427
Brake pipe excessively corroded2122
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1743
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1627
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1610
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1482
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1298
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1233
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1163
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|986
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|914
Registration plate issues886
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))747
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|714
Windscreen washer not working 694
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|668
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))629
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))627
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|547
Windscreen has damage521
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|512
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))510
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))500
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))481
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))425
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))412
Front brake application uneven404
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))387
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|386
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))377
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))369
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))359
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|358
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|345
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|344
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||337
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))329
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|325
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|320
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault319
Rear brake binding319
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))306
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened298
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))296
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))294
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))290
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))281
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))277
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|270
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))267
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||263
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|259
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))259
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))253
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|251
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|240
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))240
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||235
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|235
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))234
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|234
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))234
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|233
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))229
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))229
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|229
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|222
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))222
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))215
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|203
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))200
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))199
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))196
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))194
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened189
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))187
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))184
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|180
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|180
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))177
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))176
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|174
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))170
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|169
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))167
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))166
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||165
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|164
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|163
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|162
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|161
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))160
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|158
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c||157
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))155
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))153
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|152
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))151
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))151
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))147
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||146
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||142
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|140
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|140
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|139
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||137
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))135
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|129
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))122
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))122
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||111
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))110
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|107
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|107
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||106
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|106
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|105
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||104

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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