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MERCEDES-BENZ CLS - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/mercedes-benz/cls

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz

Model: Cls

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 152,045 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

79.1%

Share of this model's 152,045 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

42.8 mpg

CO2 emission

172 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£275/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

103,507

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

110,873

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

12.9

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

20,428

20,428 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

152,045

152,045 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

20,428On the road

Insight summary

Mercedes-Benz Cls is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 20,428 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 79.1% from 152,045 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 56. The current pool shows an average of 103,507 miles and an average age of 12.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 110,873 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and coil springs. The practical read is that the Mercedes-Benz Cls looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	18,068
PETROL	2,229
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	129
FUEL CELLS	1
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2,148
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,710
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,690
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,433
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1,410
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,408
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,217
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,039
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,012
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	990
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	921
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	892
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	827
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	802
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	651
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	640
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	605
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	571
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	511
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	480
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	465
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	452
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	435
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	434
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	427

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 23,170 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

2,148

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,710

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,690

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,433

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

1,410

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,408

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,217

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,039

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

1,012

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

990

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

921

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

892

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

827

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

802

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

651

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

640

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

605

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

571

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

511

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

480

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

465

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

452

Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))

435

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

434

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

427

Mercedes-Benz Cls reliability and MOT data