Planetary magnetosheaths are characterized by a high plasma wave and turbulence activity. This is also observed for the induced magnetosphere of Mars where both upstream and locally generated plasma waves have been observed in the region between its bow shock and magnetic boundary layer, the magnetosheath. In this work, 12 years (2005-2016) of Mars Express (MEX) magnetosheath crossings have been used in order to conduct a statistical study of wave activity in the magnetosheath of Mars. Electron density and temperature measured by the electron spectrometer (ELS) of the plasma analyzer (ASPERA-3) experiment on board of MEX spacecraft were used in this study. The kurtosis parameter has been calculated for these plasma parameters. This value indicates intermittent behavior in the data when it is higher than 3 (the value for a normal or Gaussian distribution). The variation of wave activity occurrence has been analyzed in relation to solar cycle, Martian orbit and distance to the bow shock. It was observed non-Gaussian properties in the magnetosheath of Mars on all analyzed scales, especially in those near the proton gyrofrequency in the upstream region of the Martian magnetosphere. We also observed that it is higher on smaller scales (higher frequencies). A significant influence of the solar cycle was also observed, where the kurtosis parameter is higher during declining and solar maximum phases, where the presence of disturbed solar wind conditions, caused by large scale solar wind structures, increases. The kurtosis decreases with increasing distance from the bow shock, which indicates that the intermittence level is higher near the bow shock. In the electron temperature data the kurtosis is higher near the perihelion due to the higher incidence of EUV when the planet is closer to the Sun,