MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2004

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Pass percent:63.86%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLK year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:23,908 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1114
Registration plate lamp issues	909
Brake pipe excessively corroded	638
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	491
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	414
Registration plate issues	391
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	331
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	319
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	300
Rear brake binding	298
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	288
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	268
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	242
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	234
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	211
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	180
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	151
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	144
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	141
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	135
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	122
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	121
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	118
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	118
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	108
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	104
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	100
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	99
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	99
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	97
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	96
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	94
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	91
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	84
Windscreen has damage	78
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	72
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	71
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	70
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	67
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	66
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	63
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	62
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\|	60
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	59
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	57
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	55
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	54
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\|	53
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	52
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	50
Windscreen washer not working	50
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	48
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\|	48
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	48
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	48
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	48
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
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\|	46
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	42
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	42
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	42
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	42
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	41
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	41
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	41
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	40
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	40
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	40
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	40
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	39
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	39
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	39
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	37
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	36
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	36
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	35
Front brake application uneven	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	34
Front brake excessively fluctuating	34
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	34
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	34
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	33
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	32
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	32
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	31
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	30
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	27
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	26
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	26

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 2004

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