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Mercedes-Benz Slk MOT pass rate by year

How the Mercedes-Benz Slk's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1996 to 2016, across the DVSA record.

What is the Mercedes-Benz Slk MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz Slk model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Mercedes-Benz Slk averages 20.0% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199675.0%25.0%2,917
199775.4%24.6%42,655
199875.7%24.3%60,963
199976.9%23.1%77,462
200077.7%22.3%90,132
200178.4%21.6%94,368
200279.0%21.0%77,564
200377.5%22.5%68,647
200477.9%22.1%93,526
200579.5%20.5%127,708
200680.4%19.6%88,175
200779.9%20.1%77,739
200879.8%20.2%65,173
200980.6%19.4%46,453
201081.1%18.9%35,650
201184.6%15.4%38,294
201283.9%16.1%79,308
201383.9%16.1%60,117
201485.5%14.5%55,966
201586.6%13.4%48,592
201687.9%12.1%11,067

Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz Slk fails?

Older Mercedes-Benz Slks fail more often, as expected. The 1996 cars fail 25.0% of tests against 12.1% for the 2016. Across every year the model averages 20.0%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 25.0%, and the 2016 the strongest at 12.1%.

More on the Mercedes-Benz Slk

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Mercedes-Benz Slk: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Mercedes-Benz models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain