MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2000

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Pass percent:73.25%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:68,613 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3447
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2723
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1682
Registration plate issues	891
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	745
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	650
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	487
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	478
Registration plate lamp issues	449
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	411
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	363
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	324
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	318
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	313
Windscreen washer not working	307
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	294
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	271
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	249
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	243
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	238
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	233
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	221
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	207
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	206
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	204
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	199
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	194
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	185
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	180
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	171
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	159
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	159
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	155
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	154
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	150
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	147
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	146
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	144
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	142
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	141
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	138
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	137
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	135
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	134
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	129
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	126
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	124
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	124
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	122
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	122
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	122
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	121
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	117
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	115
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	115
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	114
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	113
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	110
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	107
Windscreen has damage	106
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	106
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	105
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	103
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	92
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	91
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	90
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	89
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	86
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	86
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	85
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	82
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	82
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	81
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	80
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	78
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	76
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	74
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	73
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	72
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	71
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	71
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	68
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	68
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	67
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	66
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	63
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	63
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	63
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	63
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	61
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	60
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	60
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	59
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	59
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	59
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	58
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	58

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 2000

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