MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2002

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Pass percent:76.10%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:55,555 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2584
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2124
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1359
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	623
Registration plate issues	622
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	621
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	349
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	336
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	295
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	288
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	270
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	263
Registration plate lamp issues	240
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	226
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	219
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	211
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	194
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	181
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	169
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	162
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	153
Windscreen washer not working	153
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	150
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	140
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	137
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	131
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	127
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	126
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	126
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	126
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	122
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	120
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	118
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	110
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	106
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	96
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	91
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	91
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	89
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	88
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	87
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	87
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	87
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	84
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	83
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	82
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	80
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	78
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	78
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	78
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	76
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	74
Windscreen has damage	72
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	71
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	68
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	68
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	66
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	65
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	63
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	62
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	59
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	59
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	59
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	58
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	57
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	57
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	54
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	53
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	51
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Centre Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	48
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	48
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	44
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	44
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	44
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	43
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	42
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	41
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	40
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Front brake application uneven	40

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 2002

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