Housing for enclosing at least one electrical component of a motor vehicle, and method of mounting a housing

A housing for enclosing at least one electronic component of a motor vehicle, comprising, at least a first housing part with a first circumferential connection surface and a second housing part with a second circumferential connection surface, wherein the first and second housing parts are configured to be connected to each other along a connection direction such that the first and second circumferential connection surfaces lie face to face to each other in a connected state of the first and second housing parts, the first housing part comprises a plurality of cutting elements protruding from the first circumferential connection surface, wherein at least a part of the cutting elements have an oversize with respect to the second circumferential connection surface, such that said the cutting elements cut into the second circumferential connection surface during connection of the first and second housing parts, wherein the plurality of cutting elements are distributed over the circumference of the first circumferential connection surfaces.