Flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated on the Mercedes-Benz Slk
Flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated on the Mercedes-Benz Slk is recorded on 4,044 tests — 2.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 5.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 5.3× that share |
| The 159 models compared | 18 of 159, highest first |
| The model's own record | 191,422 tests · every year of the Slk → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz Slk 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, 3.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 1.1%. The share has fallen 1.9 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 3.0%; best 2009 at 1.1%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 369 | 12,326 | 3.0% |
| 2001 | 443 | 14,592 | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 346 | 12,958 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 364 | 12,120 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 502 | 22,060 | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 783 | 34,354 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 413 | 26,546 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 319 | 25,722 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 273 | 23,522 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 199 | 18,292 | 1.1% |
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–£70 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
- Flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mercedes-Benz Slk MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →