MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 1998

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Pass percent:62.62%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:41,621 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2889
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2103
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1145
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1106
Registration plate lamp issues	896
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	753
Registration plate issues	752
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	656
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	613
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	551
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	548
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	522
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	513
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	501
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	501
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	488
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	458
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	439
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	432
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	403
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	369
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	329
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	311
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	310
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	308
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	306
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	302
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	283
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	279
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	272
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	261
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	253
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	240
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	240
Windscreen has damage	239
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	233
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	222
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	220
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	220
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	218
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	217
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	202
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	181
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	180
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	179
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	177
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	175
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	166
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	160
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	160
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	156
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	155
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	153
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	151
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	147
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	146
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	132
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	127
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	127
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	126
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	118
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	117
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	111
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	106
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	104
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	103
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	103
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	102
Rear brake binding	100
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	100
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	96
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	93
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	93
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	91
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	88
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	83
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	82
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	82
Rear brake application uneven	82
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	80
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	80
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	78
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	77
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	75
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	74
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	71
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	69
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	67
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	67
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	67
Brake hose damaged	65
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	65
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	65
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	64
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	64
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	64
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	63
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	60
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	59
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	59
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	59
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	58
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	58
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	58
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	56
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	55
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	54
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	54
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	51
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	49
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	49
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	48
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47

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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 1998

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