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Mercedes-Benz Cl MOT pass rate by year

How the Mercedes-Benz Cl's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1997 to 2014, across the DVSA record.

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

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz Cl 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 Cl averages 20.8% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199773.7%26.3%3,275
199874.4%25.6%2,641
200075.0%25.0%13,572
200177.5%22.5%12,868
200277.7%22.3%18,280
200379.3%20.7%12,646
200480.7%19.3%7,955
200581.0%19.0%6,010
200680.7%19.3%2,140
200783.0%17.0%11,076
200883.1%16.9%4,875
200982.2%17.8%3,876
201082.8%17.2%2,857
201184.7%15.3%1,871
201284.3%15.7%1,520
201384.6%15.4%1,418
201485.0%15.0%1,125

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

Older Mercedes-Benz Cls fail more often, as expected. The 1997 cars fail 26.3% of tests against 15.0% for the 2014. Across every year the model averages 20.8%. The 1997 is the weakest year at 26.3%, and the 2014 the strongest at 15.0%.

More on the Mercedes-Benz Cl

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

See also
Mercedes-Benz Cl: 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