MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 1998

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Pass percent:69.56%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:43,219 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2328
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1903
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1608
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	850
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	825
Registration plate issues	801
Registration plate lamp issues	491
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	484
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	384
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	375
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	352
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	334
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	334
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	325
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	309
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	296
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	288
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	276
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	257
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	249
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	245
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	244
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	231
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	229
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	228
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	227
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	192
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	192
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	187
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	186
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	173
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	160
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	154
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	152
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	144
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	140
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	138
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	138
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	130
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	125
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	120
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	112
Windscreen washer not working	110
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	107
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	105
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	105
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	104
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	102
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	97
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	92
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	89
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	89
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	86
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	85
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	84
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	83
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	83
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	80
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	80
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	78
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	76
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	76
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	74
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	74
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	73
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	72
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	69
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	65
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	63
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	61
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	59
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	59
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))	58
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	58
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	57
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	56
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	56
Windscreen has damage	56
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	56
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	55
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	53
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	52
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	52
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	49
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	49
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	48
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	48
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	48
Rear brake application uneven	47
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	45
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	43
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	43
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	43
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	42
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	42
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	41
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41

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 1998

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