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Mercedes-benz CLK - 2004

351.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mercedes-benz CLK, model year 2004. Sample size: 4,367 cars, 9,972 tests and 35,021 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,367 cars

The 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK exhibits a lower overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 351 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 382. While tyre wear is a common concern, this model particularly excels in categories such as steering, visibility, body/structure, and others, showing significantly fewer defects than the average. Notably, the CLK demonstrates the best performance in body and structure issues, with a 55% lower defect rate compared to its peers. Furthermore, mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, but the CLK still maintains a relatively low defect count across all mileage segments.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,367 cars

More model years for Mercedes-benz CLK

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 10.7% worse
181.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▲ 32.9% better
16.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 25.3% better
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 16.8% better
91.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.1% better
312.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 56.9% better
27.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 9.4% better
12.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 24.8% better
38.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 533 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,252
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,021
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,855
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,821
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,568
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,408
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,181
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,157
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,154
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 934

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,181
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 602
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 400
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 373
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 300
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 265
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 237
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 208
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 203
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 169