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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 1987

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mot history
Pass percent:77.06%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 1987 passes without issue)
Based on:109 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded5
Registration plate lamp issues5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Rear brake binding2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)1
Nearside Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting nut missing (2.4.G.1)1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Rear Fuel pipe excessively damaged (7.2.2)1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)1
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Front coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)1
Inner Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means (7.2.4b)1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Offside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)1

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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