MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 1999

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Pass percent:62.62%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:39,611 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2370
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2132
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1025
Registration plate lamp issues	873
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	826
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	800
Registration plate issues	719
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	588
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	487
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	479
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	472
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	444
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	431
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	416
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	409
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	364
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	364
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	351
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	344
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	341
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	331
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	319
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	299
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	288
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	282
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	280
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	274
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	267
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	258
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	257
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	255
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	254
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	248
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	246
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	234
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	226
Windscreen has damage	215
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	212
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	202
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	201
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	198
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	187
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	176
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	167
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	159
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	158
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	148
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	143
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	141
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	140
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	134
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	129
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	128
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	128
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	124
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	118
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	118
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	116
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	115
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	114
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	111
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	108
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	107
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	105
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	102
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	102
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	102
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	101
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	98
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	98
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	96
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	93
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	91
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	90
Rear brake binding	90
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	89
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	87
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	85
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	83
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	83
Rear brake application uneven	83
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	76
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	74
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	73
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	73
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	71
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	71
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	71
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	70
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	70
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	70
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	69
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	68
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	66
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	65
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	62
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	62
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	61
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	60
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	60
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	59
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	57
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	54
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	53
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	52
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	51
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	50
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	49
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	48
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	48
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.C.3c\|	46
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	46

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 1999

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