MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2001

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Pass percent:74.79%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:68,953 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3074
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2614
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1570
Registration plate issues	873
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	805
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	654
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	594
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	558
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	415
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	405
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	388
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	386
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	372
Registration plate lamp issues	360
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	329
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	315
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	296
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	279
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	260
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	234
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	231
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	222
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	221
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	220
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	218
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	215
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	189
Windscreen washer not working	184
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	174
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	172
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	170
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	170
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	163
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	160
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	159
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	157
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	145
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	139
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	138
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	138
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	136
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	132
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	132
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	128
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	126
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	126
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	124
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	121
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	118
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	114
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	108
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	107
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	104
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	103
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	103
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	102
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	102
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	98
Windscreen has damage	97
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	94
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	92
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	91
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	88
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	87
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	86
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	82
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	80
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	79
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	78
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	78
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	75
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	72
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	71
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	70
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	70
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	69
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	68
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	67
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	67
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	66
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	65
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	64
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	64
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	63
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	63
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	63
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	61
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	61
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	60
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	59
Front brake application uneven	58
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	58
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	57
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	56
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	56
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	55
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	55
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	55
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	54
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	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 2001

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