MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLKs year 2005

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Pass percent:70.82%

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

Based on:72,672 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3050
Registration plate lamp issues	1662
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1148
Registration plate issues	1137
Brake pipe excessively corroded	870
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	768
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	637
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	593
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	589
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	571
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	432
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	368
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	357
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	354
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	347
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	346
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	342
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	340
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	336
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	333
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	308
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	283
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	274
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	261
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	255
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\|	253
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	247
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	234
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	232
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	229
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	223
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	218
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	212
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	206
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	205
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	205
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	202
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	201
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	200
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	192
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	189
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	189
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	175
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	173
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	168
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	166
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	165
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	160
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	160
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	157
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	156
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	154
Windscreen washer not working	149
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	149
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	148
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	146
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	146
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	144
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	144
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	143
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	141
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	139
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	139
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	132
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	128
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\|	127
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\|	125
Windscreen has damage	123
Rear brake binding	119
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	118
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	117
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	112
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	112
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	111
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	109
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	102
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	100
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	97
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	96
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\|	94
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	94
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	94
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	93
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	92
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	92
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	92
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	91
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	90
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	90
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	89
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\|	87
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	86
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	75
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	75
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	74
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	73
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	72
Front brake excessively fluctuating	71
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	67
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	67
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	66
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	65
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	64

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 2005

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