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

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Pass percent:69.45%

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

Based on:41,592 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1670
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	954
Registration plate lamp issues	940
Brake pipe excessively corroded	885
Registration plate issues	708
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	417
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	359
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	356
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	347
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	291
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	290
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	286
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	281
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	268
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	266
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	238
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	210
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	207
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	204
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	201
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	195
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	192
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	189
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	185
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	177
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	174
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	168
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	165
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	160
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	156
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	154
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	152
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	149
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	146
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	142
Windscreen has damage	139
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	137
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	134
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	134
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	132
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	132
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	123
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	122
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	119
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	116
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	115
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	112
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	110
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	107
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	104
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	96
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	93
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	92
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	90
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	90
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	85
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	84
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	73
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	72
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	71
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	70
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	69
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	66
Windscreen washer not working	65
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	63
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	63
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	62
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	62
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	61
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	57
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	57
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	56
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	55
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	55
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	54
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	53
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	51
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	51
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	51
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	51
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	50
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	48
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	48
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	47
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	47
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	46
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	45
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	45
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	43
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41

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 2002

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