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

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Pass percent:64.65%

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

Based on:61,756 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2852
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2158
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1883
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1526
Registration plate lamp issues	1452
Registration plate issues	1114
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1064
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	904
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	861
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	781
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	675
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	608
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	576
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	567
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	531
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	504
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	486
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	457
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	449
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	445
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	432
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	410
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	403
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	399
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	389
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	366
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	364
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	354
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	321
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	318
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	311
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	310
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	308
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	294
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	293
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	289
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	270
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	268
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	268
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	263
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	259
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	251
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	239
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	236
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	230
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	224
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	220
Windscreen has damage	217
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	214
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	211
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	205
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	191
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	189
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	188
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	183
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	179
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	174
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	173
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	160
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	156
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	150
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	145
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	142
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	139
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	135
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	134
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	126
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	126
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	124
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	121
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	116
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	115
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	113
Rear brake application uneven	113
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	108
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	108
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	107
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	106
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	105
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	99
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	96
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	94
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	94
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	93
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	93
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	93
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	91
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	89
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	89
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	88
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	86
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	85
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	85
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	80
Rear brake binding	79
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	79
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	78
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	78
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	77
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	77
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	76
Windscreen washer not working	75
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	75
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	73
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	73
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	72
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	71
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	71
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	70
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	69
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	67
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	66
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	66

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 1999

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