Fuel filter

A fuel filter for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a housing having an axial first longitudinal end, an axial second longitudinal end, and a longitudinal central axis;
• a hollow-cylindrical filter element arranged in the housing coaxially to the housing;
• a hollow-cylindrical outlet neck arranged in the filter element coaxially to the filter element;
• and
• a sealing tube arranged between the filter element and the outlet neck coaxially to the outlet neck;
• wherein the sealing tube is fluid-tightly connected to the filter element at the first longitudinal end of the housing and bears in a fluid-tight manner against the outlet neck at an axial distance from the first longitudinal end of the housing;
• wherein the housing includes an outwardly leading outlet disposed at the first longitudinal end;
• wherein the outlet neck, at the first longitudinal end of the housing, is fluidically connected to the outlet;
• and
• wherein the outlet neck includes at least one axially extending groove facing the sealing tube.