MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 1997

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Pass percent:61.34%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:21,285 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1624
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1160
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	665
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	625
Registration plate lamp issues	450
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	424
Registration plate issues	405
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	335
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	330
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	320
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	314
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	302
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	277
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	277
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	270
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	246
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	245
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	243
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	230
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	222
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	210
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	200
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	192
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	187
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	171
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	163
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	154
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	143
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	138
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	136
Windscreen has damage	131
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	130
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	129
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	125
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	125
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	125
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	115
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	108
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	103
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	103
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	102
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	100
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	99
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	97
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	93
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	86
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	85
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	85
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	84
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	83
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	83
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	78
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	75
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	70
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	64
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	59
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	59
Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	58
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	57
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	57
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	57
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Rear brake binding	55
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	55
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	53
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	53
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	51
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	51
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	49
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	48
Nearside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	48
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	45
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	44
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	44
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	43
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	41
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	41
Nearside Front Upper Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	41
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	40
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	40
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	39
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	39
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	39
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	39
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Front Upper Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	38
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	36
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	36
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	36
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	34
Offside Front Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	34
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	33
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	33
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	33
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	32
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	32
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Front Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	31
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	31
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	31
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	30
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Rear brake application uneven	30
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	29
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	28
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	28
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	28
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	28
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	27
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	27
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	26
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	25
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	25
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	25
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	25

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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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 1997

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