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

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mot history
Pass percent:86.21%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:9,398 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment231
Brake pipe excessively corroded192
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively100
Registration plate issues68
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))64
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))45
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))41
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))33
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))27
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Brakes imbalanced across an axle11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))11
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))11
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|10
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))10
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))10
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))10
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))9
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))9
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))9
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|8
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))8
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g))8
Registration plate lamp issues7
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))7
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))7
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||6
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))6
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5
Windscreen washer not working 5
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))5
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))5
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))5
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))5
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|4
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||4
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4

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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