MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2002

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Pass percent:66.25%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:76,390 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3534
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2574
Registration plate lamp issues	2249
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1766
Registration plate issues	1533
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	834
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	721
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	705
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	696
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	663
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	662
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	657
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	643
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	627
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	538
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	496
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	488
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	468
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	458
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	457
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	454
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	441
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	422
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	401
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	399
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	377
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	372
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	371
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	370
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	365
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	347
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	344
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	334
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	327
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	323
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	323
Windscreen has damage	312
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	309
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	308
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	307
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	287
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	282
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	271
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	270
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	257
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	254
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	250
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	243
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	238
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	228
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	225
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	219
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	217
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	215
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	214
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	210
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	203
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	197
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	172
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	158
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	149
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	147
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	146
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	144
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	144
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	140
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	137
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	133
Rear brake application uneven	132
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	132
Front brake application uneven	129
Rear brake binding	129
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	129
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	128
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	125
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	111
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	110
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	109
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	108
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	107
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	107
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	107
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	106
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	105
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	104
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	103
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	95
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	89
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	89
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	89
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	87
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	83
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	83
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	81
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	79
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	79
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	79
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	79
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	79

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 2002

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