How many Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 7,985 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain8,412−10.3% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,041Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202555.8%Cars of the same ages 58.7%
Rank by number licensedNo. 363of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201413,266 licensed
Average annual mileage5,668miles a year
How many Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes are left in Great Britain?
There were 8,412 Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,041 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 36.6% fewer than the peak of 13,266 in 2014.
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2014 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 55.8% of Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes tested pass 58.7% of the time, so the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class does worse than average for its age, by 2.9 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 56.1%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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100%
11–14 years
15–19 years
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class compared with all cars
Suspension is the most common reason a Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class fails its MOT,
appearing on 56.4% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
12.4% of Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn”, on 24.8% of 3,533 failed tests.
69.0% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class tests, 2025
4 years of the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (61.8% passed first time) and the 2010 cars worst (54.7%).
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes by year of first registration
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class annual mileage
The average Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class covers 5,668 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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5,549
11–14 years
5,680
15–19 years
Average annual mileage of a Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class by vehicle age
Registrations of Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 5,506 in 2009. In 2025, 0 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 8,836 Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 60.7% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc, and 32.2% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc. The share with an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc has fallen from 38.3% in 2014 to 32.2%. Petrols made up 61.6% of those licensed in 2014 and 67.8% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,701cc to 1,800cc 5,360 licensed
60.7%
2,101cc to 2,200cc 2,843 licensed
32.2%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 566 licensed
6.4%
Other sizes 67 licensed
0.8%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,701–1,800cc
Petrol
5,359
60.6%
2,101–2,200cc
Diesel
2,843
32.2%
1,501–1,600cc
Petrol
566
6.4%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Classes licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
61.6%
38.3%
2015
61.6%
38.4%
2016
61.8%
38.2%
2017
61.9%
38.0%
2018
62.2%
37.8%
2019
62.7%
37.3%
2020
63.2%
36.8%
2021
63.5%
36.5%
2022
64.0%
35.9%
2023
65.4%
34.6%
2024
66.6%
33.3%
2025
67.8%
32.2%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class from 2008 to 2011. On the NEDC test (listings 2008 to 2011), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 28.2 to 50.4 mpg, with CO2 of 147 to 239 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2008 to 2011
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2008 to 2011
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “CLC-Class Coupé Model Year 2010”, “CLC-Class”, “CLC-Class Coupé Model Year 2009”, “CLC-Class, Model Year 2011”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class safety recalls
DVSA lists 4 safety recalls for the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class since 1992, the first in 2021. The most recent was launched on 6 February 2023.
The bonding between the glass panel and the sliding roof frame might not meet specifications.
On affected vehicles the bonding between the glass panel and the sliding roof frame might not meet specifications. In consequence a separation of the glass panel from the vehicle cannot be excluded.
Remedy
Check the glass panel and replace the sliding roof if necessary.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
