Coil spring fractured or broken on the Mercedes-Benz Clk
Coil spring fractured or broken on the Mercedes-Benz Clk is recorded on 5,485 tests — 5.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 298 models compared | 23 of 298, 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, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 3.3%. The share has risen 2.3 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 3.3%; best 2000 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72 | 7,784 | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 148 | 4,815 | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 201 | 11,866 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 580 | 21,916 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 864 | 29,994 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 830 | 29,988 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 573 | 24,718 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 793 | 28,612 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 670 | 20,260 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 735 | 22,644 | 3.3% |
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 £25–£65 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
- Coil spring fractured or broken: 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 →