MercedesCLC Class MOT results

In 2025, 55.8% of Mercedes CLC Class MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 58.5% for cars of the same age. 12.4% had at least one dangerous defect (10.2% for cars the same age). The typical Mercedes CLC Class tested was 15 years old with 101,800 miles. Based on 7,846 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Mercedes CLC Class cars are on the road

First-time pass: 55.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 58.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.0%passed after repair
Failed: 37.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 12.4%same age 10.2%
Typical mileage: 101,800at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mercedes CLC ClassAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2011	542	61.4%	61.0%
2010	2,336	54.6%	59.1%
2009	2,972	54.8%	58.1%
2008	1,971	57.3%	57.0%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mercedes CLC ClassAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	6	66.7%	79.1%	58,100
10-14 years	1,657	56.1%	65.7%	91,900
15-19 years	6,179	55.7%	57.6%	104,600
20-29 years	4	50.0%	59.6%	96,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mercedes CLC Class is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
SE London SE	London	235	3.0%	3.8×	60.9%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	224	2.9%	0.9×	61.2%
N London N	London	183	2.3%	3.5×	62.3%
E London E	London	174	2.2%	2.8×	64.9%
M Manchester	North West	174	2.2%	1.5×	52.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	144	1.8%	1.0×	54.2%
RM Romford	London	144	1.8%	2.3×	63.2%
BS Bristol	South West	143	1.8%	1.1×	43.4%
CR Croydon	London	137	1.7%	2.6×	58.4%
EN Enfield	London	133	1.7%	2.9×	66.2%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	128	1.6%	0.9×	57.8%
RG Reading	South East	126	1.6%	1.1×	69.8%
UB Southall	London	125	1.6%	2.6×	72.0%
BN Brighton	South East	122	1.6%	1.3×	44.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	119	1.5%	1.1×	52.1%
HA Harrow	London	116	1.5%	2.5×	70.7%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	116	1.5%	0.8×	48.3%
DA Dartford	South East	113	1.4%	2.0×	66.4%
ME Rochester	South East	111	1.4%	1.3×	54.1%
NW London NW	London	110	1.4%	2.1×	66.4%
TW Twickenham	London	105	1.3%	1.8×	60.0%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	104	1.3%	1.1×	70.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	104	1.3%	1.1×	56.7%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	103	1.3%	1.5×	63.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	101	1.3%	0.6×	64.4%
SL Slough	South East	100	1.3%	1.8×	63.0%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	99	1.3%	0.9×	38.4%
LU Luton	East of England	97	1.2%	1.9×	66.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	94	1.2%	1.1×	50.0%
SO Southampton	South East	94	1.2%	1.0×	50.0%
TN Tonbridge	South East	94	1.2%	0.9×	52.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	92	1.2%	0.7×	52.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	89	1.1%	0.7×	51.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	89	1.1%	1.4×	65.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	87	1.1%	0.7×	44.8%
GU Guildford	South East	86	1.1%	0.8×	45.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	85	1.1%	0.7×	62.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	84	1.1%	1.1×	66.7%
CO Colchester	East of England	83	1.1%	1.3×	51.8%
IG Ilford	London	83	1.1%	2.4×	59.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	82	1.0%	1.4×	47.6%
NR Norwich	East of England	82	1.0%	0.8×	47.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	81	1.0%	1.0×	51.9%
GL Gloucester	South West	79	1.0%	0.8×	43.0%
OX Oxford	South East	79	1.0%	0.9×	50.6%
CH Chester	North West	78	1.0%	0.9×	48.7%
SA Swansea	Wales	73	0.9%	0.7×	47.9%
L Liverpool	North West	72	0.9%	0.8×	54.2%
RH Redhill	South East	71	0.9%	0.9×	49.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	70	0.9%	0.7×	51.4%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	67	0.9%	0.7×	55.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	64	0.8%	0.7×	56.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	64	0.8%	0.7×	64.1%
WA Warrington	North West	62	0.8%	0.8×	50.0%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	61	0.8%	0.7×	49.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	61	0.8%	0.8×	47.5%
PR Preston	North West	60	0.8%	0.8×	60.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	60	0.8%	1.1×	53.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	59	0.8%	1.1×	45.8%
SN Swindon	South West	58	0.7%	0.8×	51.7%
SW London SW	London	57	0.7%	1.7×	75.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	55	0.7%	1.0×	67.3%
SK Stockport	North West	55	0.7%	0.7×	58.2%
W London W	London	55	0.7%	2.6×	70.9%
NP Newport	Wales	53	0.7%	0.8×	49.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	52	0.7%	0.7×	46.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	50	0.6%	0.7×	44.0%
EX Exeter	South West	49	0.6%	0.6×	42.9%
BA Bath	South West	48	0.6%	0.7×	52.1%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	48	0.6%	0.9×	47.9%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	47	0.6%	0.9×	59.6%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	46	0.6%	1.0×	60.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	46	0.6%	0.6×	63.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	43	0.5%	1.3×	44.2%
SM Sutton	London	43	0.5%	2.5×	67.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	43	0.5%	0.6×	41.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	41	0.5%	0.6×	63.4%
TS Teesside	North East	41	0.5%	0.6×	39.0%
WN Wigan	North West	40	0.5%	1.1×	57.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	39	0.5%	0.8×	53.8%
OL Oldham	North West	39	0.5%	0.7×	48.7%
BR Bromley	London	38	0.5%	1.4×	60.5%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	37	0.5%	0.7×	51.4%
BL Bolton	North West	35	0.4%	0.6×	71.4%
TA Taunton	South West	33	0.4%	0.6×	33.3%
SP Salisbury	South West	32	0.4%	0.9×	53.1%
CW Crewe	North West	31	0.4%	0.7×	45.2%
TQ Torquay	South West	31	0.4%	0.8×	48.4%
WD Watford	East of England	31	0.4%	1.0×	58.1%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	29	0.4%	0.7×	–
DL Darlington	North East	28	0.4%	0.6×	–
TR Truro	South West	28	0.4%	0.6×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	27	0.3%	0.5×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	24	0.3%	0.6×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	24	0.3%	0.5×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	23	0.3%	0.6×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	21	0.3%	0.6×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	21	0.3%	0.6×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	21	0.3%	0.5×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	19	0.2%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	19	0.2%	0.5×	–
DH Durham	North East	18	0.2%	0.5×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	17	0.2%	0.6×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	16	0.2%	0.5×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	16	0.2%	0.6×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.3×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.2%	0.4×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.2%	0.6×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	12	0.2%	0.7×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	12	0.2%	0.4×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	9	0.1%	0.3×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	9	0.1%	0.5×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	9	0.1%	0.6×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.2×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	337	4.3%	0.6×	49.0%
North East	190	2.4%	0.6×	43.2%
North West	793	10.1%	0.9×	54.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	450	5.7%	0.6×	55.6%
Wales	272	3.5%	0.7×	49.3%
West Midlands	609	7.8%	0.8×	59.3%
East Midlands	442	5.6%	0.8×	48.9%
East of England	888	11.3%	1.1×	57.2%
London	1,827	23.3%	2.5×	64.5%
South East	1,375	17.5%	1.1×	54.8%
South West	662	8.4%	0.8×	45.6%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Mercedes CLC ClassCars the same age

Suspension25.0%17.3%
Lights and electrics17.6%19.5%
Brakes11.4%10.2%
Tyres9.5%7.4%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)7.9%6.3%
Emissions and leaks4.9%5.4%
Steering4.8%3.5%
Body and structure2.7%6.6%
Seat belts and airbags1.2%1.7%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Mercedes CLC Class tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	11.7%	3.3%	3.5×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	8.0%	4.2%	1.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	4.2%	2.9%	1.4×	100.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	3.7%	1.8%	2.1×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.7%	5.8%	0.6×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	3.7%	2.0%	1.9×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	3.5%	2.6%	1.3×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	3.5%	2.2%	1.6×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.4%	2.3%	1.5×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.8%	2.3%	1.2×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	21.8%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	19.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	13.9%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	10.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.3%
Wheel bearings: has slight play	7.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.7%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	6.0%
Exhaust system: mounting defective	5.1%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	5,199	57.5%
Diesel	2,646	52.6%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model