Mercedes-Benz Cla — reliability by registration year

2013–2023 · 11 registration years · 70,708 first tests

2022 breaks the run — 1.7 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Cla registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Mercedes-Benz Cla first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2023 671 91.8% 93.7%
2022 10,638 87.1% 89.2% Tyres — Condition (front) 31.5%
1.7 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2022 Clas most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (31.5%) · Tread depth (front) (12.4%) · Brake pads (front) (6.6%)
2021 9,055 85.8% 88.0% Tyres — Condition (front) 25.0%
2020 7,032 84.2% 86.7% Tyres — Condition (front) 19.7%
2019 7,812 83.2% 85.7% Tyres — Condition (front) 19.7%
2018 7,956 79.7% 82.8% Tyres — Condition (front) 20.8%
2017 7,815 76.5% 80.0% Tyres — Condition (front) 19.4%
2016 7,223 75.2% 78.7% Tyres — Condition (front) 17.4%
2015 6,449 73.2% 77.2% Coil spring (rear) 18.2%
2014 4,076 71.4% 76.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 14.7%
2013 1,981 69.4% 74.6% Coil spring (rear) 17.3%

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