MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ SLKs

The MERCEDES BENZ SLK makes up 1,006,567 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your SLK model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:736 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:705 times
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) Occurs:91 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:332 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen a Occurs:31 times
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:28 times
Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:27 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:50 times
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:90 times
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened  Occurs:65 times
Nearside Front Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:395 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:39 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:217 times
Nearside Side repeater insecure  Occurs:34 times
Central Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:25 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:38 times
Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:99 times
Offside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:39 times
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength subframe (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:32 times
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:51 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:121 times
Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:51 times
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Occurs:99 times
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked  Occurs:84 times
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear  Occurs:28 times
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