MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2005

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Pass percent:66.62%

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

Based on:32,095 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1325
Registration plate lamp issues	894
Brake pipe excessively corroded	713
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	530
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	482
Registration plate issues	459
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	383
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
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	255
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	251
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	228
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	209
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	206
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	175
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
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	151
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	144
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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 beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	132
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	121
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	118
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	109
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 lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	93
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	91
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	88
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	88
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	85
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	83
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	82
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	82
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	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 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
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	76
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	75
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	75
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	74
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	74
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	72
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	71
Front brake excessively fluctuating	71
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	70
Windscreen washer not working	67
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	67
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Windscreen has damage	61
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	60
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	60
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	59
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	58
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	57
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	56
Front brake application uneven	56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	55
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	54
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	53
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	53
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	52
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	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 Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	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
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	48
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	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
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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 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
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	40
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	39
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	38
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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 Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	35
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	33

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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