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

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Pass percent:72.49%

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

Based on:167,061 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	7434
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6702
Registration plate lamp issues	3226
Registration plate issues	2264
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2075
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1455
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1388
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1149
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1141
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	477
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
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	390
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
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	329
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	326
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	319
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	306
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	304
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	285
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	280
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	279
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
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
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	237
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
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	229
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	226
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	224
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	220
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	218
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	217
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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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 Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	210
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	206
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	205
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	202
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	198
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	196
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	194
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	190
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	187
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	182
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	179
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	178
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	177
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	175
Windscreen washer not working	173
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	173
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	173
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	171
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	167
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	164
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
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	157
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	157
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	154
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
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	145
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	145
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	144
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	140

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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