MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2000

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Pass percent:64.45%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:43,886 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2273
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2252
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1130
Registration plate issues	802
Registration plate lamp issues	781
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	660
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	638
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	588
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	541
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	519
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	517
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	497
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	431
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	425
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	417
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	408
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	380
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	373
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	369
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	369
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	367
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	363
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	333
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	330
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	328
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	283
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	272
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	243
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	242
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	240
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	237
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	232
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	232
Windscreen has damage	228
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	213
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	208
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	202
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	199
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	191
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	184
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	167
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	166
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	161
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	159
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	159
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	159
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	158
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	157
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	147
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	142
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	141
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	136
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	132
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	117
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	111
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	110
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	110
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	109
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	107
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	100
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	99
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	98
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	98
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	97
Rear brake binding	96
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	96
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	93
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	90
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	89
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	86
Rear brake application uneven	86
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	86
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	83
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	80
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	78
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	78
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	77
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	74
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	72
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	71
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	71
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	70
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	70
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	65
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	64
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	63
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	63
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	63
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	60
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	57
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	57
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	56
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	56
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	56
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	54
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	53
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	53
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	51
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	50
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	50
Offside Rear Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	48
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	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 2000

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