MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 1998

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Pass percent:66.34%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLK year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:34,219 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1727
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1068
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	898
Registration plate issues	736
Registration plate lamp issues	733
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	731
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	552
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	551
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	532
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	464
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	463
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	459
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	435
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	434
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	398
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	349
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	340
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	337
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	281
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	252
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	249
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	223
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	217
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	202
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	201
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	193
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	191
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	188
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	186
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	184
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	179
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	165
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	156
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	153
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	149
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	141
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	140
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	138
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	137
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	124
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	121
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	117
Windscreen has damage	116
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	114
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	113
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	112
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	110
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	107
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	100
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	98
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	96
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	92
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Rear brake binding	86
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	86
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	85
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	85
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	85
Rear brake application uneven	85
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	84
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	82
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	82
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	82
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	79
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	75
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	74
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	74
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	71
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	71
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	68
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	65
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	63
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	62
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	62
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	61
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	58
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	58
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	57
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	56
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	53
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	52
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	52
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	51
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	50
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	49
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	49
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	48
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	48
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	46
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	46
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	46
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	45
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	43
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Front brake application uneven	41
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	41
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	41
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	41
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	40
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	40
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	40
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	39
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	39
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	39
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	36
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	36
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	35
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	35

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 1998

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