2000 Mercedes Slk 200k — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2000 perform at MOT as they age

26 years

Current Age

66.8%

Latest Pass Rate

6,851

Total Tests (All Years)

92,956 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 20

This car: 66.8%

Average: 56.6%

✅ 10.2% above average (6824 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2000 Mercedes Slk 200k as it ages.

9 yrs73.9%

→ ↓1.3%

10 yrs72.6%

→ ↓3.4%

11 yrs69.2%

→ ↓2.9%

12 yrs66.3%

→ ↓2.3%

13 yrs64.0%

→ ↓1.6%

14 yrs62.4%

→ ↑2.7%

15 yrs65.1%

→ ↑2.8%

16 yrs67.9%

→ ↓1.6%

17 yrs66.3%

→ ↓1.2%

18 yrs65.1%

→ ↓0.8%

19 yrs64.3%

→ ↑2.5%

20 yrs66.8%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
9 yrs	73.9%	720
10 yrs	72.6%	690
11 yrs	69.2%	684
12 yrs	66.3%	668
13 yrs	64.0%	659
14 yrs	62.4%	636
15 yrs	65.1%	625
16 yrs	67.9%	601
17 yrs	66.3%	531
18 yrs	65.1%	375
19 yrs	64.3%	361
20 yrs	66.8%	301

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2000 Mercedes Slk 200k pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2020 (20 yrs)	66.8%	301
2019 (19 yrs)	64.3%	361
2018 (18 yrs)	65.1%	375
2017 (17 yrs)	66.3%	531
2016 (16 yrs)	67.9%	601
2015 (15 yrs)	65.1%	625
2014 (14 yrs)	62.4%	636
2013 (13 yrs)	64%	659
2012 (12 yrs)	66.3%	668
2011 (11 yrs)	69.2%	684
2010 (10 yrs)	72.6%	690
2009 (9 yrs)	73.9%	720

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

73.9%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 720Avg Mileage 65,087Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.8%

2010

72.6%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 690Avg Mileage 67,264Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.8%

2011

69.2%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 684Avg Mileage 72,085Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 18.3%

2012

66.3%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 668Avg Mileage 75,979Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.2%

2013High Fail Rate

64.0%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 659Avg Mileage 79,991Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 37.2%

2014High Fail Rate

62.4%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 636Avg Mileage 84,096Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 38.7%

2015

65.1%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 625Avg Mileage 85,998Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.8%

2016

67.9%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 601Avg Mileage 89,106Top Failure Brakes — 37.3%

2017

66.3%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 531Avg Mileage 92,204Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 33.9%

2018

65.1%

Age (yrs) 18Tests 375Avg Mileage 93,220Top Failure Brakes — 37.6%

2019High Fail Rate

64.3%

Age (yrs) 19Tests 361Avg Mileage 93,886Top Failure Brakes — 55.1%

2020

66.8%

Age (yrs) 20Tests 301Avg Mileage 92,956Top Failure Brakes — 44.9%

MOT results for 2000 Mercedes Slk 200k by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	9	73.9%	720	65,087	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.8%
2010	10	72.6%	690	67,264	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.8%
2011	11	69.2%	684	72,085	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 18.3%
2012	12	66.3%	668	75,979	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.2%
2013	13	64.0%	659	79,991	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 37.2%
2014	14	62.4%	636	84,096	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 38.7%
2015	15	65.1%	625	85,998	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.8%
2016	16	67.9%	601	89,106	Brakes — 37.3%
2017	17	66.3%	531	92,204	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 33.9%
2018	18	65.1%	375	93,220	Brakes — 37.6%
2019	19	64.3%	361	93,886	Brakes — 55.1%
2020	20	66.8%	301	92,956	Brakes — 44.9%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2000 Mercedes Slk 200k, with age trends.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

28.5%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

28.1%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

25.5%

↓ Decreases with age

Suspension

19.8%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

17.4%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Brakes	9.7% (9 yrs)	44.9% (20 yrs)	+35.2%	🔴 ↑
Suspension	7.8% (9 yrs)	29.6% (20 yrs)	+21.8%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	7.9% (9 yrs)	20.9% (20 yrs)	+13.0%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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About This Data

This page shows how Mercedes Slk 200k cars manufactured in 2000 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2020, covering 6,851 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.