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Evaluating MLS surveys of long corridors with control points is expensive and, as a result, is frequently neglected. However, information on data quality is crucial, particularly for safety-critical tasks in infrastructure engineering. In this paper, we propose an efficient method for the quality control of MLS point clouds. Based on point cloud discrepancies, we estimate the transformation parameters profile-wise. The elegance of the approach lies in its ability to detect and correct small, high-frequency errors. To demonstrate its potential, we apply the method to real-world data collected with two high-end, car-mounted MLSs. The field study revealed tremendous systematic variations of two passes following tunnels, varied co-registration quality of two scanners, and local inhomogeneities due to poor positioning quality. 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