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Mercedes-benz R-CLASS - 2011

163.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mercedes-benz R-CLASS, model year 2011. Sample size: 407 cars, 988 tests and 1,615 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 407 cars

The 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 163 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 271 defects, representing a 40% improvement. Notably, the vehicle performs exceptionally well in categories such as Steering, Visibility, and Lights & Electrics, where it shows a much lower incidence of defects compared to average figures. However, it does have a higher rate of issues in the Body/Structure category, indicating potential concerns in that area. Mileage trends reveal increasing defect rates with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles range, which is consistent with general patterns observed across vehicles of this age.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 407 cars

More model years for Mercedes-benz R-CLASS

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Other models from Mercedes-benz

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 5.6% better
103.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 70.3% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 51.4% better
10.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 63.9% better
24.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 59.3% better
108.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 23.6% worse
38.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 36.5% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 13.7% worse
31.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 421 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 261
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 185
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 126
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 87
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 68
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 59
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 35
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 32

Serious faults (Top 10)

Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 8