MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2002

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Pass percent:75.70%

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

Based on:59,723 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2740
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2276
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1523
Registration plate issues	641
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	623
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	621
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	401
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	349
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	273
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	252
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	232
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	226
Windscreen washer not working	225
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	219
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	214
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	203
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	197
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
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
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	145
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	140
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	138
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	129
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 Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	125
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	119
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
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	102
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	99
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	97
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	96
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	94
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	93
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	91
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	91
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	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
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (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
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	76
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	76
Windscreen has damage	72
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	71
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	68
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	68
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	66
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	66
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	65
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	63
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	62
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	61
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	60
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	59
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	57
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	54
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	53
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	51
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	50
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
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	50
Centre Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	48
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	48
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	48
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	47
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i))	46
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	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
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	46
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	45
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	44

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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