Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Mercedes-Benz Clk
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Mercedes-Benz Clk is recorded on 23,765 tests — 22.8% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 5.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 5.0× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 12 of 318, 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, 12.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 8.3%. The share has fallen 4.0 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 12.4%; best 2005 at 6.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 962 | 7,784 | 12.4% |
| 2001 | 1,156 | 9,630 | 12.0% |
| 2002 | 1,516 | 17,799 | 8.5% |
| 2003 | 2,533 | 21,916 | 11.6% |
| 2004 | 3,202 | 29,994 | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 2,825 | 44,982 | 6.3% |
| 2006 | 2,843 | 37,077 | 7.7% |
| 2007 | 3,333 | 42,918 | 7.8% |
| 2008 | 2,514 | 30,390 | 8.3% |
| 2009 | 2,832 | 33,966 | 8.3% |
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 £80–£180 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →