MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2004

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Pass percent:67.81%

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

Based on:105,500 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4270
Registration plate lamp issues	2352
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2078
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1981
Registration plate issues	1868
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 Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	798
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	796
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
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	680
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	551
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
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	508
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	488
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	482
Rear brake binding	456
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	456
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	445
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	430
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	397
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	384
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	357
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
Windscreen washer not working	324
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 Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	314
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	303
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	268
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	268
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	268
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	246
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	240
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	238
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	237
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	230
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	222
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
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	216
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	215
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
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	210
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	208
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	205
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	203
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
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	193
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	191
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
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	177
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	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
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	151
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	151
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	149
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	149
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	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
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	144
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	141
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	140
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
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	134
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	133
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 Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	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
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	109
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	108
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	108
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	107
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	105
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	104
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	103
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	102

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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