Does the Mercedes-Benz CL fail the MOT on road wheels more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz CL records 1.31 road wheels failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.54 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.77, 95% interval +0.59 to +0.95). It ranks 13 of 516 models on road wheels (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on road wheels?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz CL is “A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud”, recorded 101 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud | 101 | 0.66 |
| Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel | 88 | 0.57 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 15,400 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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