MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 1999

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Pass percent:71.54%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:57,842 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2814
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2308
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2154
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	897
Registration plate issues	873
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	789
Registration plate lamp issues	538
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	464
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	459
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	455
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	356
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	334
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	313
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	312
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	300
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	294
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	287
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	256
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	254
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	245
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	245
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	237
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	235
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	228
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	224
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	214
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	204
Windscreen washer not working	203
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	195
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	190
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	185
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	173
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	165
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	163
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	154
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	150
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	147
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	142
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	142
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	139
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	137
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	136
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	135
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	131
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	130
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	129
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	128
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	122
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	120
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	119
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	116
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	115
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	108
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	104
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	101
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	100
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	96
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	96
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	95
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	95
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	94
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	89
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	86
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	85
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	85
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	84
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	84
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	81
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	78
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	77
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	75
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	74
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))	73
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	73
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	71
Windscreen has damage	70
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	70
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	68
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	68
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	66
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	66
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	65
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	64
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	63
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	63
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	63
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	61
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	60
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	58
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	57
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	57
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	56
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	56
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	56
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	55
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	54
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	54
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	54
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	53
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	53
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	52
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	52
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	51
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	51
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	50
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	50
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	50

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 1999

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