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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLKs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:87.02%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ SLK year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:33,335 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment700
Brake pipe excessively corroded386
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault334
Registration plate issues242
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))199
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively175
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))168
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))148
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))121
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))113
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))106
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))103
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))82
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))68
Windscreen washer not working 66
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))56
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))55
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))51
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))48
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))39
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))37
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))35
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))34
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||33
Registration plate lamp issues31
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))31
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))26
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak26
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))25
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened24
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))24
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))23
Brakes imbalanced across an axle23
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))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 not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))22
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))22
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))21
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))21
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))21
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))19
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))19
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|18
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))17
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))17
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||16
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||15
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))15
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak14
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|14
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))13

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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