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

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Pass percent:76.05%

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

Based on:34,861 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1121
Brake pipe excessively corroded	987
Registration plate lamp issues	516
Registration plate issues	416
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	382
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	273
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	240
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	178
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	154
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	149
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	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
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 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 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 Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	61
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	59
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	59
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
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	56
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
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	50
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	49
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	48
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	47
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
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
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	43
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	42
Rear brake binding	41
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	41
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	40
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	39
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	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
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	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
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
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	32
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	31
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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
Windscreen washer not working	30
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	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 Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	29
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	26
Offside Side repeater not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	26
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	26
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26

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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