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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASSs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:82.75%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:165,599 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded5438
Headlamp aim out of alignment3681
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1509
Registration plate issues1379
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1302
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1267
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))879
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))642
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))600
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))585
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))518
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))487
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))478
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))364
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|346
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))341
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened320
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))295
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))253
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort238
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))233
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))228
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))212
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))207
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))205
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))204
Brakes imbalanced across an axle203
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))202
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))198
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||195
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))189
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))188
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))181
Registration plate lamp issues176
Windscreen washer not working 161
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))157
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))157
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))152
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))151
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))146
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))142
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened140
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))139
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))137
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||133
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|131
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))131
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault130
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))129
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))126
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))126
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|123
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))121
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))120
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))120
Windscreen has damage112
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))110
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))110
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||104
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||96
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|94
Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a))91
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))90
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))89

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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