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Y176 VGO

2001 Mercedes-benz Clk

Red Petrol 3199cc

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Valid

Expires18 Feb 2027

Tests24 (20 pass, 4 fail)

Pass rate83.3%

Mileage

81,593 mi

Last recorded81,593 miles

Recorded on18 Feb 2026

Typical for 2001 Mercedes-benz Clk86,559 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationY176 VGO

MakeMercedes-benz

ModelClk

Year2001

ColourRed

Fuel typePetrol

Engine3,199cc

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MOT History

20 pass 4 fail

Pass 18 Feb 2026 81,593 miles

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing light perishing to both tyres (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Headlamp switch does not immediately illuminate all dipped beam headlamps fault when fog lamps switch on (4.1.3 (a))

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

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (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 Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

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))

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

Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bushes worn on all arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 10 Feb 2026 81,581 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure sidewalls (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure sidewalls (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing light perishing to both tyres (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Headlamp switch does not immediately illuminate all dipped beam headlamps fault when fog lamps switch on (4.1.3 (a))

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

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (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 Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

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))

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

Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bushes worn on all arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 4 Feb 2025 80,473 miles

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

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

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

Nearside Rear Outer Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

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

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

Offside Rear Outer Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

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

Pass 15 Feb 2024 80,106 miles

Front Oil leak, but not excessive offside rocker cover gasket (8.4.1 (a) (i))

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

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

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

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

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured door mirror (4.4.3 (a))

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

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

Pass 16 Feb 2023 79,269 miles

Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing inner & outer sidewalls (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing niier & outer sidewalls (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured door mirror unit (4.4.3 (a))

Pass 14 Feb 2022 79,223 miles

Fuel hose deteriorated Fuel filler overflow hose heavily perished (6.1.3 (c) (ii))

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

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

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

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

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

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

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

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

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

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

Fail 14 Feb 2022 79,222 miles

Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Fuel hose deteriorated Fuel filler overflow hose heavily perished (6.1.3 (c) (ii))

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

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

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

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

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

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

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

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

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

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

Windscreen wiper blade defective Insecure (3.4 (b) (i))

Pass 10 Feb 2021 79,137 miles

Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

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

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured door mirror (4.4.3 (a))

Pass 10 Feb 2020 78,472 miles

Pass 15 Feb 2019 76,264 miles

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge and perishing beyond service requirements (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 19 Feb 2018 74,527 miles

Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit and perished (4.1.E.1)

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

wiper in poor condition

Pass 19 Oct 2016 71,515 miles

Pass 13 Oct 2015 68,706 miles

Fail 13 Oct 2015 68,706 miles

Nearside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)

Pass 6 Oct 2014 65,558 miles

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

Pass 4 Oct 2013 62,307 miles

Pass 16 Oct 2012 59,714 miles

Autobox leak.

Both rear indicators geting pale.

Front discs poor.

N/S/F road spring broken but not insecure/still seated.

Rear diff leak.

Pass 12 Oct 2011 55,741 miles

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

Oil leak

Pass 15 Oct 2010 51,843 miles

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

Pass 14 Oct 2009 46,728 miles

Fail 14 Oct 2009 46,727 miles

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Pass 13 Oct 2008 42,861 miles

Pass 10 Oct 2007 40,024 miles

Pass 20 Oct 2006 37,114 miles

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

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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Y176 VGO is a 2001 Mercedes-benz Clk in Red with a 3,199cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 24 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 83.3%.

Across all 2001 Mercedes-benz Clk models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.1% with a typical mileage of 86,559 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

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 Y176 VGO, 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 25 years old, this Mercedes-benz Clk is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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Y176 VGO is a 2001 Mercedes-benz Clk, first registered on 28 June 2001.

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