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Mercedes-Benz Cls MOT pass rate by year

How the Mercedes-Benz Cls's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2005 to 2020, across the DVSA record.

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

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz Cls 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 Cls averages 20.2% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200578.4%21.6%38,773
200677.5%22.5%58,627
200777.2%22.8%57,346
200877.4%22.6%38,304
200976.9%23.1%26,977
201077.6%22.4%22,443
201182.8%17.2%21,112
201281.4%18.6%17,513
201381.0%19.0%42,861
201482.1%17.9%21,771
201583.5%16.5%30,379
201684.7%15.3%19,176
201785.3%14.7%12,239
201886.1%13.9%6,509
201985.7%14.3%6,112
202082.7%17.3%1,252

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

Older Mercedes-Benz Clss fail more often, as expected. The 2005 cars fail 21.6% of tests against 17.3% for the 2020. Across every year the model averages 20.2%. The 2009 is the weakest year at 23.1%, and the 2018 the strongest at 13.9%.

More on the Mercedes-Benz Cls

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

See also
Mercedes-Benz Cls: 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