Wheel bearings has excessive play on the Mercedes-Benz Slk
Wheel bearings has excessive play on the Mercedes-Benz Slk is recorded on 9,357 tests — 4.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.6% across every car in the data. That is 8.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.6% of tests record it — this model is 8.2× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 12 of 252, 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, 5.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 1.5%. The share has fallen 3.5 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 5.0%; best 2014 at 1.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 615 | 12,326 | 5.0% |
| 2001 | 666 | 14,592 | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 518 | 12,958 | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 566 | 18,180 | 3.1% |
| 2004 | 657 | 22,060 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 783 | 51,531 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 661 | 26,546 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 608 | 25,722 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 527 | 23,522 | 2.2% |
| 2009 | 373 | 18,292 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 246 | 15,126 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 354 | 26,772 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 798 | 39,654 | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 694 | 48,819 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 610 | 50,724 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 555 | 33,028 | 1.7% |
| 2016 | 126 | 8,334 | 1.5% |
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 £20–£55 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
- Wheel bearings has excessive play: 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 →