What are the inspection figures for Mercedes-Benz CLA and Toyota RAV4, per age band?

Mercedes-Benz CLA vs Toyota RAV4: 3-5 years: 110 versus 62. 6-8 years: 105 versus 75. 9-11 years: 93 versus 68. 12-14 years: 83 versus 70. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Where do these figures come from?

DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Mercedes-Benz CLA vs Toyota RAV4

Figures per shared age band: numerator, denominator and country index for both models, from the same source.

Age	Mercedes-Benz CLA		Toyota RAV4		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
3-5 years	2455 of 17420 (14.1%)	110	2194 of 27891 (7.9%)	62	+6.22
6-8 years	4889 of 24423 (20%)	105	3462 of 24090 (14.4%)	75	+5.65
9-11 years	4831 of 18544 (26.1%)	93	3383 of 17608 (19.2%)	68	+6.84
12-14 years	624 of 2071 (30.1%)	83	1511 of 5947 (25.4%)	70	+4.72

100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Recalls and complaints

Mercedes-Benz CLA

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

Toyota RAV4

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

What this does not show

The country index is an average across the entire fleet of this model in this country, not a failure probability for one specific vehicle.
A complaint share is a share of reported complaints, not a failure probability for all vehicles of this model.
The age correction is already built into each band; differences between generations or trims within the same model are not.
These figures apply to United Kingdom and are not directly comparable to a figure from another country.

Frequently asked questions

What are the inspection figures for Mercedes-Benz CLA and Toyota RAV4, per age band?
Mercedes-Benz CLA vs Toyota RAV4: 3-5 years: 110 versus 62. 6-8 years: 105 versus 75. 9-11 years: 93 versus 68. 12-14 years: 83 versus 70. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.
Where do these figures come from?
DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Methodology

Each row compares inspections from the same age band, in the same country.

The country index rescales the model's defect rate so that 100 equals the country average for that band.

Two models are only compared if they share at least two age bands.

What counts as a failed inspection differs per country; never compare a figure on this page with a figure from another country.

Citation

Mercedes-Benz CLA vs Toyota RAV4, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/mercedes-benz-cla-vs-toyota-rav4

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