MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 1997

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Pass percent:69.23%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:30,119 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1760
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1304
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1285
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	763
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	734
Registration plate issues	498
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	376
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	308
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	285
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	267
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	258
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	257
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	251
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	238
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	219
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	216
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	215
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	206
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	201
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	200
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	181
Registration plate lamp issues	180
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	179
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	177
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	177
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	173
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	169
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	160
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	156
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	155
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	126
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	118
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	109
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	109
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	103
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	102
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	97
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	96
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	95
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	93
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	91
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	91
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	87
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	79
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	77
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	76
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Windscreen washer not working	73
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	71
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	70
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	70
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	68
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	65
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	57
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	54
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	54
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	52
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	51
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	51
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	50
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	47
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	45
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	45
Windscreen has damage	45
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	45
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	43
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	42
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	42
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	41
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))	41
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	39
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	39
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	38
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	37
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	35
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	35
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	35
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	34
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	34
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	33
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	32
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	31
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	31
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	30
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	30
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
All direction indicators not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	28
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	28

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 SLKs year 1997

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