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

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Pass percent:67.03%

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

Based on:53,842 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2513
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1613
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1360
Registration plate lamp issues	889
Registration plate issues	826
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	812
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	715
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	709
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	667
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	562
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	522
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	481
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	453
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	452
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	395
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	371
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	345
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	338
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	338
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	337
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	319
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	281
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	277
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	266
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	261
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	255
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	251
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	251
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	249
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	248
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	244
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	231
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	230
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	208
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	204
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	198
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	197
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	196
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	192
Windscreen has damage	189
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	186
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	184
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	179
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	175
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	173
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	172
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	164
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	159
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	154
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	153
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	144
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	141
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	135
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	127
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	126
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	121
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	120
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	116
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	116
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	114
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	113
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	108
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	107
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	103
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	101
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	99
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	99
Windscreen washer not working	97
Rear brake application uneven	95
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	94
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	90
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	89
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	89
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	86
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	81
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	79
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	79
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	78
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	77
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	77
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	76
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	76
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	73
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	68
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	66
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	64
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	62
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	62
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	61
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	61
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	58
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	58
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	57
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	56
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	56
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	55
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	55
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	55
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	54

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 2001

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