MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2004

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Pass percent:68.31%

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

Based on:97,643 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4043
Registration plate lamp issues	2281
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1826
Registration plate issues	1796
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1776
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1109
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	930
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	928
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	890
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	849
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	846
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	748
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	684
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	568
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	535
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	531
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	515
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	511
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	510
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	508
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	482
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	463
Rear brake binding	456
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	384
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	368
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	352
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	349
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	341
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	332
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	323
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	322
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	314
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	309
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	299
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	292
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	286
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	282
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\|	282
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	278
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	277
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	274
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	271
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	269
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	268
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	265
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	260
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	253
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	230
Windscreen washer not working	228
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\|	221
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	218
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	218
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	216
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	213
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	212
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	211
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	210
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	208
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	203
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	201
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	196
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	194
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\|	188
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	179
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	177
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	171
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	170
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	169
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	169
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	167
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\|	157
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	156
Windscreen has damage	156
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	153
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	151
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	151
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	150
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	149
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	146
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	146
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	142
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	141
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	139
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	137
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	136
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	134
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	131
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	131
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	131
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	129
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	129
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	126
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	121
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	118
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	116
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	115
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	112
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	111
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	111
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	107
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	105
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	103
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	102
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	101
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	100
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	99
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	97
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	97
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	95
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	94
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	94

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 2004

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