MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2006

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Pass percent:75.76%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:95,310 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3877
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3490
Registration plate lamp issues	1589
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1190
Registration plate issues	874
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	592
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	549
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	546
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	529
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	517
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	399
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	354
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	335
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	282
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	280
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	279
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	265
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	260
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	245
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	241
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	234
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	229
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	226
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	219
Windscreen has damage	207
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	199
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	199
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	197
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	193
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	188
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	178
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	176
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	170
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	170
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	165
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	157
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	154
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	154
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	140
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	140
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	134
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	134
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	126
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	122
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	117
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	117
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	116
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	114
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	113
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	110
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	107
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	103
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	101
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	99
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	97
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	96
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	96
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\|	94
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	93
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	93
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	91
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	90
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	87
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	86
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	85
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	85
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	84
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	84
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	83
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	83
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	83
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\|	82
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	81
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	81
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	80
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	80
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	80
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	79
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	78
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	77
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	73
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	73
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	73
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	70

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 2006

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