Used car guide
2002 Mercedes-Benz E-Class: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
68% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Stands out: mirrors 2.1×
1,792 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
66% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Stands out: wheel bearings 2.1×, diesel smoke emissions 4.4×
1,300 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 310 | Tyres 11% |
| 2022 | 3,605 | Tyres 20% |
| 2021 | 13,465 | Tyres 22% |
| 2020 | 31,740 | Tyres 24% |
| 2019 | 63,370 | Tyres 25% |
| 2018 | 63,522 | Tyres 26% |
| 2017 | 67,285 | Tyres 26% |
| 2016 | 61,611 | Tyres 28% |
| 2015 | 63,946 | Tyres 31% |
| 2014 | 60,386 | Tyres 33% |
| 2013 | 55,931 | Brakes 36% |
| 2012 | 43,371 | Brakes 38% |
| 2011 | 40,106 | Brakes 38% |
| 2010 | 34,094 | Brakes 38% |
| 2009 | 20,325 | Brakes 39% |
| 2008 | 13,037 | Brakes 39% |
| 2007 | 16,415 | Brakes 40% |
| 2006 | 10,975 | Brakes 41% |
| 2005 | 12,409 | Brakes 42% |
| 2004 | 12,508 | Suspension 41% |
| 2003 | 9,177 | Suspension 43% |
| 2001 | 2,186 | Suspension 36% |
| 2000 | 1,629 | Suspension 36% |
| 1999 | 1,467 | Suspension 39% |
| 1998 | 1,645 | Lights and electrics 34% |
| 1997 | 937 | Suspension 36% |
| 1996 | 1,509 | Brakes 30% |
| 1995 | 2,249 | Suspension 29% |
| 1994 | 1,998 | Suspension 29% |
| 1993 | 541 | Suspension 32% |
| 1992 | 128 | Brakes 29% |
| 1990 | 114 | Suspension 28% |