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

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Pass percent:75.14%

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

Based on:102,255 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4155
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3872
Registration plate lamp issues	1667
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1325
Registration plate issues	915
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	327
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	322
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	316
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	308
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	282
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	279
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	274
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
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	259
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	243
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 Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	224
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	219
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	214
Windscreen has damage	207
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	205
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	205
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	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
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	179
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	157
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	154
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	151
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	149
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	145
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	144
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	142
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	141
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	141
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	128
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	122
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	122
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	121
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	118
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	118
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	114
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	110
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	107
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	99
Windscreen washer not working	98
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 suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	90
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	89
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	89
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	88
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	86
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))	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 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
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	81
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	80
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	80
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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 Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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

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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