Used car guide

2004 Mercedes-Benz ML: 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 58% pass first time (all 2004 cars: 57%) Stands out: engine oil leaks 1.8×, anti-roll bar bushes and joints 6.5×, brake pads 2.2× 1,037 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 57% pass first time (all 2004 cars: 57%) Stands out: engine oil leaks 2.3×, anti-roll bar bushes and joints 8.2×, ball joint 2.6× 2,994 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 ML compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2019129Suspension 21%
2018237Suspension 26%
2017280Suspension 29%
20159,479Tyres 28%
201411,497Tyres 28%
201312,563Tyres 27%
20126,841Tyres 26%
20117,714Tyres 28%
20107,801Brakes 31%
20095,953Brakes 36%
20086,706Brakes 40%
20076,424Brakes 39%
20065,377Brakes 39%
20052,996Suspension 48%
20032,950Suspension 51%
20022,655Suspension 48%
20011,495Suspension 47%
20001,247Brakes 49%
1999611Suspension 50%
1998–Too few tests