MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 1998

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Pass percent:69.48%

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

Based on:45,448 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2390
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1971
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1677
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	850
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	825
Registration plate issues	816
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	503
Registration plate lamp issues	495
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	405
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	384
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	193
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
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
Windscreen washer not working	150
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	149
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	146
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
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	123
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	120
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	107
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	107
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
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	101
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	98
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 Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	87
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	85
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	85
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	84
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	84
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	83
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	80
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	78
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	78
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))	77
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 Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	73
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 Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	67
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	66
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	64
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	63
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	63
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	60
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	59
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	59
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	57
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	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
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	53
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	53
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	49
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	48
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	48
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	47
Rear brake application uneven	47
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	47
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	46
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	46
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 Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	44
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	43
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	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

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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