Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Mercedes-Benz Clk
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Mercedes-Benz Clk is recorded on 4,506 tests — 4.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 4.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 4.3× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 18 of 245, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 0.7%. The share has fallen 0.7 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 2.1%; best 2009 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 163 | 11,676 | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 209 | 14,445 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 327 | 17,799 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 615 | 32,874 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 938 | 44,991 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 859 | 44,982 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 418 | 37,077 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 487 | 42,918 | 1.1% |
| 2008 | 268 | 30,390 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 220 | 33,966 | 0.7% |
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 £5–£25 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
- Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: 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 →