Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,068 individual Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A tested had covered 33,211 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A sits 12.3 points above the national average, ranked 863 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.4% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.2% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.3% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.2% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.8% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.2% of tests
7. Lamp not securely attached, 0.7% of tests (4.33x the national rate for this defect)
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
9. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.6% of tests (3.09x the national rate for this defect)
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests

From 1,138 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.89% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5.1% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this advisory)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 12% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.9% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 15.2% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 6.2% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.7% of tests, also fails
7. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.2% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.7% of tests
9. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.3% of tests
10. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.3% of tests

From 1,138 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A tests, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.6 points, from 90.1% to 88.5%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A year:

• 2020 Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A - 90.1% first-time pass, 1,175 tests
• 2021 Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A - 88.5% first-time pass, 1,689 tests

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• Mercedes-Benz C - 77.4%
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - 78.7%
• Mercedes-Benz E - 79.2%
• Mercedes-Benz A - 89.5%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito - 72.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla - 85.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glc - 87.8%
• Mercedes-Benz B-Class - 74.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Kia Xceed 3 Isg - 89%
• Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 89%
• Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian X Di-D Auto - 89%
• Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto - 89%
• SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A - 89%
• BMW M440i Xdrive Mhev Auto - 89%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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