Does the Mercedes-Benz CLK fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz CLK records 19.04 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 23.42 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.38, 95% interval −4.60 to −4.15). It ranks 549 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz CLK is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 7,896 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 7,896 | 4.50 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 3,683 | 2.10 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 3,290 | 1.88 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 2,740 | 1.56 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 1,391 | 0.79 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 175,310 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Mercedes-Benz CLK gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
15.0% of Mercedes-Benz CLK MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,687 miles later (41,895 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 41,895 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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