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

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mot history
Pass percent:79.57%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:14,984 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment499
Brake pipe excessively corroded270
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))205
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively204
Registration plate lamp issues143
Registration plate issues122
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|58
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|52
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|50
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||44
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|38
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))38
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort35
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|34
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))30
Windscreen has damage29
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|28
Brakes imbalanced across an axle28
Brake hose excessively deteriorated27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|25
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|25
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|25
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))25
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|23
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|23
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|23
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|23
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|22
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|22
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|22
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))22
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))21
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))21
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))20
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|19
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))19
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))18
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|17
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|17
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault17
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))17
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|16
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|16
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|15
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|15
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))15
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|14
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened14
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|14
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|13
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|13
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))13
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|12
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|12
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||12
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))12
Rear brake binding11
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))11
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))11
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))11
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|10
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|10
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||10
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|10
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|10
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|10
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|10
Windscreen washer not working 10
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10

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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