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Mercedes-Benz CLA tyre replacement: MOT fails on these items more often than other cars of the same age

At MOT, the Mercedes-Benz CLA fails on items fixed by tyre replacement at least 1.6 times as often as cars of the same ages and fuel. From 243,385 MOT tests at 10 ages (3 to 12 years), DVSA data 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

Mercedes-Benz CLA, at least, per 100 MOTs (n=243,385)8.88

Cars of the same ages and fuel, per 100 MOTs5.44

Times as often≥ 1.6

Ages compared10

What this shows

These are MOT fail items that tyre replacement fixes, as testers found them on the day of the test. Repairs done between MOTs never show up in MOT data, and mileage is not taken into account, so this is not how often owners pay for the repair.

By age

Fail items fixed by tyre replacement, per 100 MOT tests, against cars of the same age and the same fuel mix. The model figure is a floor: DVSA data lists each model’s 25 most recorded items per age, and an item outside that list is counted as zero. The comparison figure is a ceiling: an item too rare to be listed for a fuel is counted at its highest possible value.

Mercedes-Benz CLA: ages with at least 1,000 tests.
Age	Mercedes-Benz CLA per 100	Same age and fuel per 100	Tests (n)
3 years	7.76	4.39	39,186
4 years	7.78	4.42	35,418
5 years	8.80	4.96	33,319
6 years	9.50	5.44	33,041
7 years	9.60	5.87	31,680
8 years	9.50	6.21	27,549
9 years	9.56	6.54	21,324
10 years	9.95	6.86	13,326
11 years	8.84	7.21	6,447
12 years	7.49	7.41	2,095

How we decide: a page exists only when the main generation’s rate, weighted to its own mix of ages and fuels, is at least 1.5 times the rate of cars of the same ages and fuel, from at least 50,000 tests at 3 or more ages, with at least 100 expected items.

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

What it costs

Prices are national. They are not specific to the Mercedes-Benz CLA.

Median price (98 shops)£87.05

Middle half of prices£72.57 to £113.93

ONS price quotes for “CAR TYRE, STATE SIZE”, September 2025 to August 2026, UK, 2,026 quotes from 98 shops, priced per tyre. The ONS item is a tyre of a stated size; whether fitting is included is not stated. Consumer prices as quoted.

If a garage also charges labour

Local garage labour, per hour (65 shops)£78

Local garage, middle half£70 to £96

Main dealer labour, per hour (62 shops)£156

Main dealer, middle half£144 to £174

Median hourly rate charged for car repairs, from 1,058 local garage and 953 main dealer price quotes collected by the ONS, September 2025 to August 2026. The same shops are priced each month, so the number of shops is the real sample.

Tyre replacement: cost and all models

MOT defects this repair fixes

Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge18.0 per 100, all cars
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing8.49 per 100, all cars
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2.40 per 100, all cars
Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords1.35 per 100, all cars
Tyre has ply or cords exposed1.34 per 100, all cars
Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1.31 per 100, all cars
Tyre slightly damaged0.65 per 100, all cars
Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure0.56 per 100, all cars
Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure0.44 per 100, all cars
Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure0.17 per 100, all cars

Other models that fail on these items more often

Model	Times as often	Tests (n)
Tesla Model 3	at least 1.6	192,551

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025, and the MOT inspection manual published on GOV.UK. Prices: ONS consumer price inflation price quotes, September 2025 to August 2026, UK.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026. Prices updated 22 September 2026.

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