MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2003

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Pass percent:73.22%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:52,066 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2450
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2004
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1319
Registration plate issues	597
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	538
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	536
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	497
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	465
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	370
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	268
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	267
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	262
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	255
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	252
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	248
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	241
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	237
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	233
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	223
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	219
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	214
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	205
Registration plate lamp issues	205
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	198
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	190
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	187
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	187
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	180
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	178
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	177
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	169
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	160
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	155
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	141
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	136
Windscreen washer not working	134
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	129
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	128
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	128
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	124
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	121
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	121
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	120
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	118
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	118
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	116
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	115
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	112
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	112
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	111
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	110
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	108
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	100
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	100
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	98
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	98
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	91
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	90
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	89
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	89
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	84
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	80
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	79
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	77
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	74
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	74
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	72
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	70
Windscreen has damage	70
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	68
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	66
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	65
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	64
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	63
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	62
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	60
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	60
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	59
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	59
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	57
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	56
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	56
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	56
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	53
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	53
Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	52
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	50
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	48
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	47
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	46
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	44
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	44
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	43
Front brake application uneven	43
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	42
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	42

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 2003

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