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GL53KXJ
2003 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2685cc
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- Registration GL53KXJ
- Manufacturer MERCEDES-BENZ
- Model CLK
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2685cc
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- Expires 21 May 2027
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
17
Passes
10
Failures
62.96%
Pass Rate
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179 Total Defects Recorded
22 May 2026
Pass
Mileage: 144,538 MI
Expiry date: 21 May 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear brake back plates corroded x2
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged mirror glass poor (3.3 (b) (i))
22 May 2026
Fail
Mileage: 144,538 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear brake back plates corroded x2
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged mirror glass poor (3.3 (b) (i))
14 May 2025
Fail
Mileage: 144,526 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture front to rear (1.1.11 (a)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture front to rear (1.1.11 (a)) Dangerous
- Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Service brake requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair (1.2.1 (c))
- Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated both sides close to excess (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Parking brake mechanism slow to release
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all have age related deterioration (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement age related deterioration of all (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Multifunction wiper/indicator switch worn
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Headlamp lens slightly defective both (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated top (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
12 Apr 2024
Pass
Mileage: 143,572 MI
Expiry date: 11 Apr 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed close to excess (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Indicator/wiper switch gear worn
- Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Front Wheel bearing has slight play both (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both front to rears at rear where visible are corroded very close to excess (1.1.11 (c))
- Brake hose slightly deteriorated all have age related deterioration (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Underside components have extensive age related corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement age deterioration (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front seat belt retractor mechanism slow
- Offside Front fog lamp missing
- Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated forward (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Headlamp lens slightly defective both (4.1.1 (b) (i))
9 Apr 2024
Fail
Mileage: 143,572 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front fog lamp missing
- Brake hose slightly deteriorated all have age related deterioration (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Indicator/wiper switch gear worn
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both front to rears at rear where visible are corroded very close to excess (1.1.11 (c))
- Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Front Wheel bearing has slight play both (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Underside components have extensive age related corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed close to excess (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement age deterioration (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened all 4 pitted (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front seat belt retractor mechanism slow
- Headlamp lens slightly defective both (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated forward (5.3.4 (b) (i))
18 Sep 2023
Fail
Mileage: 143,547 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
1 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 142,776 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jan 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
31 Jan 2022
Fail
Mileage: 142,776 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
27 Jan 2021
Pass
Mileage: 140,680 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
14 Jan 2020
Pass
Mileage: 138,306 MI
Expiry date: 13 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear 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))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
30 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 134,686 MI
Expiry date: 30 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear 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))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
29 Nov 2017
Pass
Mileage: 128,874 MI
Expiry date: 30 Nov 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded Transverse pipe. (3.6.B.2c)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin Very low. (3.5.1g)
1 Dec 2016
Pass
Mileage: 15,591 MI
Expiry date: 30 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- both front tyres worn on outer edges
- undertrays fitted obscuring components from inspection
- slight play in osf lower ball joint
- play ion nsf antiroll bar link
- nsf and osf headlamp lenses badly deteriorated
- front discs badly lipped
- aux belt badly deteriorated
28 Nov 2016
Fail
Mileage: 120,206 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- aux belt badly deteriorated
- undertrays fitted obscuring components from inspection
- slight play in osf lower ball joint
- play ion nsf antiroll bar link
- nsf and osf headlamp lenses badly deteriorated
- front discs badly lipped
- both front tyres worn on outer edges
21 Oct 2015
Pass
Mileage: 108,314 MI
Expiry date: 10 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- both rear tyre valves deteriorated
- nail in n/s/r tyre
- engine and under covers fitted
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint rear suspension arm (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt front suspension arm (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint drop link (2.4.G.2)
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit ON LEGAL LIMIT OF 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
11 Nov 2014
Pass
Mileage: 97,699 MI
Expiry date: 10 Nov 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
10 Oct 2013
Pass
Mileage: 84,228 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2014 26 Jun 20262 Oct 2013
Fail
Mileage: 84,186 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
4 Sep 2013
Fail
Mileage: 84,166 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) Dangerous
- Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
14 Jun 2012
Pass
Mileage: 65,836 MI
Expiry date: 13 Jun 2013 26 Jun 202614 Jun 2012
Fail
Mileage: 65,836 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
13 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 53,155 MI
Expiry date: 12 May 2012 26 Jun 20266 May 2011
Fail
Mileage: 53,051 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
6 May 2010
Pass
Mileage: 0
Expiry date: 5 May 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
16 Apr 2009
Pass
Mileage: 36,966 MI
Expiry date: 15 Apr 2010 26 Jun 202613 Dec 2007
Pass
Mileage: 26,351 MI
Expiry date: 15 Dec 2008 26 Jun 202613 Dec 2006
Pass
Mileage: 18,957 MI
Expiry date: 15 Dec 2007Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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GL53KXJ was registered on 2003-12-15
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