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

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Pass percent:64.64%

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

Based on:63,562 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3025
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2370
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2013
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1653
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1484
Registration plate lamp issues	1440
Registration plate issues	1278
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1155
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	909
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	905
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	839
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	777
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	743
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	697
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	604
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	603
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	595
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	591
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	554
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	496
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	486
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	472
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	407
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	398
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	393
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	376
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	358
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	342
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	334
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	329
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	301
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	291
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	284
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	275
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	274
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	269
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	260
Windscreen has damage	256
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	254
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	252
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	248
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	247
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	243
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	238
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	229
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	224
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	224
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	215
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	210
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	196
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	194
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	191
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	188
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	187
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	181
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	176
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	175
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	175
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	174
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	162
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	151
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	150
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	147
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	143
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	140
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	138
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	135
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	134
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	130
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	129
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	127
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	125
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	121
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	119
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	118
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	108
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	106
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	103
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	103
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	103
Rear brake application uneven	100
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	98
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	94
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	90
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	90
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	90
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	90
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	90
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	86
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	86
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	86
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	86
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	86
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	85
Rear brake binding	84
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	83
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Windscreen washer not working	82
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	81
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	79
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	79
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	79
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	77
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	77
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	76
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	75
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	72
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	71
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	68

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 petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 1998

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