MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2005

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Pass percent:73.74%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:142,132 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5078
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5046
Registration plate lamp issues	2608
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1715
Registration plate issues	1606
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1024
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	972
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	951
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	899
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	741
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	707
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	703
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	652
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	613
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	537
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	504
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	497
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	480
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	457
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	455
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	452
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	449
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	433
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	426
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	414
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	342
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	334
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	331
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	330
Windscreen has damage	323
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	311
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	308
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	305
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	294
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	290
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	287
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	265
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	263
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	255
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	255
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	252
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	248
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	247
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	236
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	231
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	227
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	223
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	221
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	217
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	216
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	215
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	210
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	207
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	201
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	196
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	194
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	190
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	189
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	182
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	179
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	178
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	176
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	175
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	173
Front brake application uneven	170
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	169
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\|	169
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	168
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	167
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	161
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	156
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	156
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\|	151
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	150
Windscreen washer not working	149
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	146
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	145
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	144
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	143
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	141
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	140
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	133
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	130
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	129
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	129
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	129
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	127
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	127
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	126
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	125
Rear brake binding	125
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	122
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\|	121
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	118
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	117
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	114
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	113
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	112
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	112

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 2005

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