MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2000

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Pass percent:73.52%

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

Based on:64,682 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3285
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2605
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1582
Registration plate issues	874
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	435
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	363
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	362
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	280
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
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	233
Windscreen washer not working	223
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	221
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	221
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	206
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
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	154
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	152
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 Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	141
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	138
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	135
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	133
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
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	122
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	121
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	119
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (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
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	106
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	105
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	92
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	91
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	91
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	90
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	90
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	89
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	89
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	85
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	84
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	83
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	82
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	76
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	76
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	75
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	74
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 Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	69
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 Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	66
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	65
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 Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	61
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	61
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	61
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	59
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	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
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	55
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	55
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	54
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	53

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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