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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:78.13%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:47,904 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded1202
Headlamp aim out of alignment1091
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|491
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))478
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))474
Registration plate issues446
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively443
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))440
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|378
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))316
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))268
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|254
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))253
Registration plate lamp issues206
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|202
Brakes imbalanced across an axle198
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|158
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))158
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))155
Windscreen washer not working 146
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))146
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||140
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||119
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))111
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak108
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))102
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||96
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|95
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))95
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))92
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak91
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort88
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))83
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))73
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||72
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened71
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))68
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|68
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))66
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||61
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))60
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))58
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))57
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|57
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|56
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))52
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))52
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|50
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|48
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|47
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|47
Front brake application uneven45
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))45
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|45
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|44
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))44
Rear brake binding44
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))43
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|40
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault39
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|39
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|39
Front brake excessively fluctuating38
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))37
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|37
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))35
Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))33
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))33
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))33
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))32
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))32
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))32
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))32
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))32

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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