Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,544 individual Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate87.6%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+10.9 points
Tests analysed1,544
Average mileage at test38,433 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank1,042 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 87.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E 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 250 Amg Line Premium E A tested had covered 38,433 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A bought as a 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 250 Amg Line Premium E A

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.9% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.3% of tests (1.88x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
  4. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.7% of tests (4.29x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.7% of tests
  6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.4% of tests
  7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.3% of tests
  9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  10. Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes, 0.2% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,579 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.81% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A year:

Mercedes-Benz Cla 250 Amg Line Premium E A by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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