MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2005

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Pass percent:66.02%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLK year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:33,998 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1369
Registration plate lamp issues	922
Brake pipe excessively corroded	808
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	576
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	482
Registration plate issues	480
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	383
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	291
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	275
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	275
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	262
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	258
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	258
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	255
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	251
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	243
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	210
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	206
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	203
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	172
Rear brake binding	170
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	169
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	164
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	155
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	153
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	152
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	148
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	144
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\|	137
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	136
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	135
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	132
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	130
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	127
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	122
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	120
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	119
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	118
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	117
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	109
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	105
Windscreen washer not working	104
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	103
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	102
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	102
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	101
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	97
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	96
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	96
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	95
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	93
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	88
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	83
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	83
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	82
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	81
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	81
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	80
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	78
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	78
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	78
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	78
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\|	77
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	77
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	77
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	74
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	74
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	72
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	71
Front brake excessively fluctuating	71
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	69
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	69
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	66
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\|	64
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	64
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	62
Windscreen has damage	61
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	60
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	56
Front brake application uneven	56
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	52
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
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\|	50
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	50
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	50
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	50
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
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\|	49
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	49
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	48
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	48
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	44
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	43
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	43
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	43
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	41
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	38
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	38
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	37
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	37
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	36
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	35
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2005

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