MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2007

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Pass percent:80.91%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:10,085 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	333
Brake pipe excessively corroded	289
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	118
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	87
Registration plate issues	81
Registration plate lamp issues	71
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	35
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	23
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	19
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	16
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	16
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	15
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	15
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	13
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	13
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	13
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Windscreen has damage	11
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	11
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	10
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	10
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	10
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	10
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	9
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Windscreen washer not working	9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	9
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	8
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	8
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	8
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	7
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	7
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	7
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	7
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	7
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	7
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	6
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	6
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Rear brake binding	6
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	6
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	6
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	6

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 2007

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