Ball joint excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Clk
Ball joint excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Clk is recorded on 13,597 tests — 13.1% of all its MOT tests, against 3.1% across every car in the data. That is 4.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.1% of tests record it — this model is 4.2× that share |
| The 358 models compared | 6 of 358, highest first |
| The model's own record | 104,027 tests · every year of the Clk → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz Clk tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 2.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 5.0%. The share has risen 2.2 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 5.3%; best 2001 at 2.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 215 | 7,784 | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 256 | 9,630 | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 484 | 17,799 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 1,223 | 32,874 | 3.7% |
| 2004 | 1,963 | 44,991 | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,056 | 44,982 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,847 | 37,077 | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,263 | 42,918 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 1,557 | 30,390 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,696 | 33,966 | 5.0% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Ball joint excessively worn: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mercedes-Benz Clk MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →