2002 Mercedes-Benz Cl 500: MOT pass rate and reliability
76.5% of 2002 Mercedes-Benz Cl 500s pass the MOT first time, measured across 221 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 109,311 miles.
How the 2002 compares
- Against all Mercedes-Benz Cl 500s (80.3%, 1,725 tests): -3.8 points
- Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): +11.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Mercedes-Benz Cl 500 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mercedes-Benz Cl 500:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 76.5% | 221 | 109,311 |
| 2007 | 83.9% | 218 | 92,554 |
What this means if you are buying a 2002 Cl 500
The 2002 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.8 points less often than the Mercedes-Benz Cl 500 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2002 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 24-year-old car fails on
A 2002 car is 24 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2002 Mercedes-Benz Cl 500 the average at test was 109,311 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2007 at 83.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2002 at 76.5%. That 7.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz Cl 500 - 83.9%