MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2004

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Pass percent:72.81%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:160,155 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	7059
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6454
Registration plate lamp issues	3142
Registration plate issues	2225
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1958
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1388
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1283
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1260
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1213
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1194
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1171
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1141
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1088
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1043
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	801
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	719
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	702
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	685
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	580
Windscreen has damage	538
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	535
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	531
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	530
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	520
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	490
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	474
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	457
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	448
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	402
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	397
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	387
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	364
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	332
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	329
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	319
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	306
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	285
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	281
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	280
Rear brake binding	277
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	267
Front brake application uneven	263
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	259
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	256
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	253
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	250
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	249
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	242
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	240
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	237
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	233
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	230
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	230
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	220
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	216
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	216
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	215
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	212
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	211
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	202
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	194
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	190
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	189
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	187
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	184
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	182
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	177
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	175
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	174
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	173
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	169
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	167
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	167
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	162
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	160
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	160
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	160
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	159
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	159
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	158
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	156
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	154
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	152
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	150
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	150
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	150
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	149
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	148
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	141
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	139
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	137
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	136
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	133
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	132

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 2004

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