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AV55RHZ
2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2987cc
General Information
- Registration AV55RHZ
- Manufacturer MERCEDES-BENZ
- Model E
- Year 2005
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2987cc
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MOT History 29 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
29
Total Tests
17
Passes
12
Failures
58.62%
Pass Rate
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156 Total Defects Recorded
24 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 187,413 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jul 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
30 Jun 2025
Fail
Mileage: 187,408 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both lenses (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lower front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
23 May 2024
Pass
Mileage: 185,928 MI
Expiry date: 22 May 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front inner (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded close to limit (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded close to limit (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front inner (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded close to limit (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
19 Apr 2024
Fail
Mileage: 185,452 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) Repair immediately
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Front Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
25 Apr 2023
Pass
Mileage: 181,490 MI
Expiry date: 24 Apr 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s/r from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s/f from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material n/s/r from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material n/s/f from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
12 Apr 2023
Fail
Mileage: 181,457 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) Dangerous
- Front Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) Repair immediately
- Rear Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative head lamp sensor bracket broken (4.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn n/s/f lower rear arm excessive movement in ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material n/s/r from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s/r from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material n/s/f from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s/f from flexi (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
2 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 175,404 MI
Expiry date: 1 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- unable to inspect front to rear brake pipes due to undertray.
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
25 Jan 2022
Fail
Mileage: 175,395 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) Dangerous
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- unable to inspect front to rear brake pipes due to undertray.
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
13 Jan 2021
Pass
Mileage: 169,669 MI
Expiry date: 12 Jan 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front o/s/f door mirror glass needs replacing
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted flat spot on rim (5.2.2 (c) (i))
5 Jan 2021
Fail
Mileage: 169,659 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 265/35r18 (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted flat spot on rim (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Offside Front o/s/f door mirror glass needs replacing
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 245/40r18 (5.2.3 (e))
3 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 166,038 MI
Expiry date: 2 Dec 2020 16 Jun 202627 Nov 2019
Fail
Mileage: 166,026 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
18 Nov 2019
Fail
Mileage: 165,929 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust system insecure mounting (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- offside front headlamp leveling device corroded off
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
30 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 159,799 MI
Expiry date: 29 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- brake service message on dash
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
29 Nov 2018
Fail
Mileage: 159,793 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) Dangerous
- Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front levelling sensor arm broken
- headlamp washers inoperative
- brake service message on dash
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
25 Oct 2017
Pass
Mileage: 150,775 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Slightly smoking on idle/acceleration
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Exhaust brackets broken
25 Oct 2017
Fail
Mileage: 150,775 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Slightly smoking on idle/acceleration
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Exhaust brackets broken
4 Nov 2016
Pass
Mileage: 143,417 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- both rear tyres wearing on inner edge
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- rear exhaust support broken
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
28 Oct 2016
Fail
Mileage: 143,401 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour at idle (7.4.B.4)
- Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- rear exhaust support broken
- both rear tyres wearing on inner edge
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
16 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 134,052 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- offside rear exhaust mounts broken
- exhausts emits light white smoke
- engine covers fitted
16 Nov 2015
Fail
Mileage: 134,052 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- offside rear exhaust mounts broken
- exhausts emits light white smoke
- engine covers fitted
31 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 121,939 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2015 16 Jun 20269 Nov 2013
Pass
Mileage: 109,244 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2014 16 Jun 202617 Nov 2012
Pass
Mileage: 99,234 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2013 16 Jun 20261 Nov 2011
Pass
Mileage: 85,643 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
11 Nov 2010
Pass
Mileage: 77,357 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
9 Nov 2010
Fail
Mileage: 77,355 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
29 Oct 2009
Pass
Mileage: 68,367 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
10 Nov 2008
Pass
Mileage: 51,314 MI
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AV55RHZ was registered on 2005-11-17
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