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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:77.01%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:90,348 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3849
Brake pipe excessively corroded3603
Registration plate lamp issues1443
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1019
Registration plate issues646
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))377
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|361
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))318
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))297
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))286
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))277
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|262
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|259
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|253
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))245
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|228
Brakes imbalanced across an axle216
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))213
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort210
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))205
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))193
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))191
Windscreen washer not working 187
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))171
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|162
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))162
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|161
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault160
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|158
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|157
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|157
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|156
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))156
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))155
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))150
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|148
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|142
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|140
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|134
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened132
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|130
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))130
Windscreen has damage128
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))119
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|116
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))115
Brake hose excessively deteriorated112
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|109
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|106
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|106
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))102
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|98
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))98
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||95
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|91
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))91
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))90
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))90
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))88
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|87
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||84
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))84
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|82
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))80
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))78
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|77
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))77
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened76
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))74
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||73
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||73
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))73
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||72
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|68
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))68
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|66
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||66
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))65
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))64

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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