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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:84.48%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:25,111 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment568
Brake pipe excessively corroded420
Registration plate issues224
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault220
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively161
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))161
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))151
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))125
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))107
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))95
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))87
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))73
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))68
Windscreen washer not working 65
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))54
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))44
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))41
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))39
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))39
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))33
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak33
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle24
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))23
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))22
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))22
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))22
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))20
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))19
Registration plate lamp issues19
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))17
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))16
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))16
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))16
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||14
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))12
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))12
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened12

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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