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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:85.38%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:12,438 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment299
Brake pipe excessively corroded262
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively141
Registration plate issues128
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))88
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))60
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))49
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))46
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))33
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened21
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))19
Brakes imbalanced across an axle18
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||15
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))15
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))15
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort14
Registration plate lamp issues14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))14
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))14
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|13
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))13
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))13
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))12
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))11
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))11
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))11
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||10
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak10
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))10
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))10
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))10
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Windscreen washer not working 9
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))9
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))9
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))9
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))9
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak8
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|8
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))8
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|7
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|7
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))7
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|6
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||6
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|6
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))6
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))6
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))6
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))6
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6

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.

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