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KM05 FWR

2005 Mercedes-benz Clk

Silver Petrol 1796cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires4 Sep 2027
Tests30 (20 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate66.7%

Mileage

106,039 mi
Last recorded106,039 miles
Recorded on5 Sep 2026
Typical for 2005 Mercedes-benz Clk75,364 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationKM05 FWR
MakeMercedes-benz
ModelClk
Year2005
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,796cc

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MOT History

20 pass 10 fail
Pass 5 Sep 2026 106,039 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material ALL (1.1.11 (c))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 24 Mar 2025 100,201 miles

Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 24 Mar 2025 100,201 miles

Central Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Central Lower Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))

Emissions unable to be completed exhaust leak (8.2.1.2 (d))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output x2 (4.1.4 (b))

Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 21 Mar 2024 91,155 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both side (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 19 Mar 2024 91,155 miles

Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Headlamp lens slightly defective both side (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both side (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 27 Mar 2023 87,191 miles

Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule nearside rear and offside rear (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material nearside rear and offside rear (1.1.11 (c))

Coil spring corroded offside front and both rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Power steering ram has slight seepage from a joint nearside front (2.1.5 (a))

Suspension arm ball joint has slight play nearside front lower (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nearside front lower and offside front lower` (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Rear axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened front suspension arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened rear suspension arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 25 Mar 2023 87,188 miles

Brake pipe excessively corroded Nearside rear (1.1.11 (c))

Brake pipe excessively corroded offside rear (1.1.11 (c))

Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Coil spring corroded offside front and both rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nearside front lower and offside front lower` (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Rear axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened front suspension arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened rear suspension arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 31 Jan 2022 86,626 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases middle slight (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear light slight damage

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Parking brake lever defective but can be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))

Pass 11 Jan 2021 86,186 miles
Pass 23 Jan 2020 85,836 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear light lens damaged

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

under trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 24 Jan 2019 84,560 miles

Nearside Rear brake pipe corroded

noise on the rear wheels when turned by hand

under trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Fail 22 Jan 2019 84,560 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front brake binding when turned by hand

Nearside Rear brake pipe corroded

under trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 31 Jan 2018 82,213 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

all four tyre valve rubbers split

play in the offside front lower steering ball joint

rear exhaust heat shield insecure

under trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 24 Jan 2017 80,144 miles

splits in all four tyre valve rubbers

Fail 23 Jan 2017 80,143 miles

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not illuminating the registration plate (1.1.C.1e)

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

nearside rear coil spring catching the suspension arm suspect not located correctly

splits in all four tyre valve rubbers

Pass 3 Feb 2016 78,460 miles

undershields fitted obscuring some underside components

Fail 2 Feb 2016 78,460 miles

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint front arm (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt front arm (2.4.G.2)

exhaust bracket broken

undershields fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 3 Feb 2015 76,096 miles

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Fail 2 Feb 2015 76,096 miles

Nearside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 19 Jun 2014 75,126 miles
Fail 18 Jun 2014 75,122 miles

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)

Pass 11 Jun 2013 74,071 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 18 Jun 2012 68,162 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Fail 8 Jun 2012 68,162 miles

Nearside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)

Offside Front coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)

Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 25 Jun 2011 59,961 miles
Pass 10 Jul 2010 51,091 miles
Pass 27 Jul 2009 43,828 miles
Pass 12 May 2009 42,864 miles
Pass 16 May 2008 36,823 miles
Fail 15 May 2008 36,823 miles

Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt (5.2.2a)

How Reliable is the Mercedes-benz Clk?

Based on 1,410,029 MOT tests across 83,874 vehicles.

74.7%
Pass Rate
4,986
Miles/Year
28
Year Lifespan
83,874
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 59,319
coil spring broken 19,719
Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint 16,744
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play 14,943
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 14,136
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KM05 FWR is a 2005 Mercedes-benz Clk in Silver with a 1,796cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 30 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 66.7%.

Across all 2005 Mercedes-benz Clk models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.4% with a typical mileage of 75,364 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Mercedes-benz Clk fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 59,319 recorded failures. If you're considering buying KM05 FWR, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Mercedes-benz Clk typically stays on UK roads for around 28 years. At 21 years old, this Mercedes-benz Clk is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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KM05 FWR is a 2005 Mercedes-benz Clk, first registered on 13 May 2005.

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