MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2001

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Pass percent:64.61%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:65,290 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3482
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2395
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1747
Registration plate lamp issues	1551
Registration plate issues	1209
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	993
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	924
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	814
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	811
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	715
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	714
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	699
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	690
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	624
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	585
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	559
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	535
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	509
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	507
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	493
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	480
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	474
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	471
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	466
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	460
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	440
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	434
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	415
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	392
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	391
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	360
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	350
Windscreen has damage	344
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	341
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	340
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	337
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	336
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	306
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	288
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	276
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	273
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	248
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	246
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	246
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	242
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	240
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	233
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	216
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	215
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	212
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	208
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	207
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	205
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	197
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	178
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	176
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	169
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	166
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	163
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	156
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	152
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	152
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	140
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	136
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	133
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	133
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	131
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	131
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	130
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	130
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	127
Rear brake application uneven	124
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	123
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	120
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	119
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	118
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	117
Rear brake binding	116
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	115
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	115
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	113
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	113
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	110
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	108
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	106
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	106
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	102
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	99
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	97
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	96
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	95
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	84
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	84
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	83
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	78
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	77
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	77
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	76
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	75
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	71

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 2001

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