MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2003

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Pass percent:64.42%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLK year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:28,469 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1316
Brake pipe excessively corroded	966
Registration plate lamp issues	865
Registration plate issues	563
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	551
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	545
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	474
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	463
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	375
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	354
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	335
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	319
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	315
Rear brake binding	310
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	304
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	291
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	228
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	202
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	169
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	166
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	159
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	149
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	140
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	140
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	139
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	139
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	134
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	128
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	123
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	117
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	113
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	111
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	109
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	104
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	97
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	96
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	92
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	91
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	81
Windscreen has damage	80
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	74
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	73
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	73
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	71
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Windscreen washer not working	68
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	68
Front brake excessively fluctuating	65
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	64
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	63
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	60
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	59
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	59
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	57
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	55
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	52
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	51
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	50
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	50
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	49
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	48
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	47
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	47
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	46
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	46
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	46
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	45
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	43
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	43
Front brake application uneven	42
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	41
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	40
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	39
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	39
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	37
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	36
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	35
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	35
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	35
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	34
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	34
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	34
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	34
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	33
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31

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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2003

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