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

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Pass percent:65.22%

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

Based on:62,288 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2998
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2528
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1871
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1207
Registration plate issues	1206
Registration plate lamp issues	1120
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1064
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	847
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	786
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	768
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	743
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	537
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	534
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	523
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	509
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	484
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	468
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	430
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	426
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	420
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	402
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	386
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	354
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	346
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	340
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	338
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	334
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	325
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	318
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	302
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	294
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	292
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	286
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	285
Windscreen has damage	260
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	260
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	259
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	258
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	255
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	252
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	249
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	247
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	247
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	241
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	235
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	235
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	230
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	219
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	215
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	206
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	197
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	191
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	179
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	173
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	170
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	162
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	153
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	143
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	143
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	141
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	140
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	136
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	127
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	127
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	123
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	122
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Rear brake application uneven	111
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	111
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	105
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	104
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	98
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	96
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Windscreen washer not working	94
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	94
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	93
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	91
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	89
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	89
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	88
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	87
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	83
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	83
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	81
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	79
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	78
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	74
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	74
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	66
Rear brake binding	66
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	65
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	65

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 2000

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