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

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Pass percent:75.69%

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

Based on:37,451 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1172
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1071
Registration plate lamp issues	536
Registration plate issues	438
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	415
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	273
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	240
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	215
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	213
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	175
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	172
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	166
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	165
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	164
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	149
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	131
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	130
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	120
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	118
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	117
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	116
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	100
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	95
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	86
Windscreen has damage	85
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	79
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	78
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	76
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	74
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	70
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	68
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	67
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	64
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	63
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	62
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	62
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	61
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	61
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	61
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	58
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	57
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	56
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	55
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	54
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	50
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	50
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	49
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	49
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	49
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	45
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\|	44
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\|	44
Windscreen washer not working	43
Rear brake binding	41
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	40
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	38
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	38
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	38
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	37
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	35
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
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\|	34
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	34
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\|	33
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	33
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	33
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	32
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	32
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	31
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	30
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	30
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	28

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 2004

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