22.5%fail rate
Mercedes-Benz MOT failure rates by model
Mercedes-Benz cars fail 22.5% of MOT tests. Here is every Mercedes-Benz model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Mercedes-Benz cars?
Across 35,151,916 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 22.5% of Mercedes-Benz cars fail. That is 3.2 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Mercedes-Benz models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 307 | 39.6% | 4,225 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 308 | 38.7% | 98,712 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 208 | 36.7% | 88,481 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 408 | 35.9% | 1,224 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 312 | 35.6% | 26,314 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 508 | 35.4% | 2,734 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 310 | 34.7% | 12,732 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 207 | 34.7% | 7,160 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 410 | 34.1% | 9,567 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 210 | 33.3% | 2,452 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 212 | 33.0% | 1,847 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 412 | 31.9% | 7,290 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 609 | 31.4% | 2,608 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz Vaneo | 31.2% | 44,719 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 311 | 30.4% | 1,937 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 200 | 29.5% | 54,414 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 240 | 29.4% | 3,952 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz Vito | 28.6% | 2,066,392 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 190 | 28.5% | 273,448 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz 230 | 28.2% | 68,298 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | 27.8% | 4,267,749 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 280 | 26.8% | 54,646 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Clc | 26.7% | 191,482 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 | 26.5% | 171,396 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 450 | 26.5% | 6,702 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 260 | 26.4% | 18,150 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 380 | 26.4% | 13,569 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Citan | 26.2% | 200,610 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 250 | 25.5% | 21,829 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Clk | 25.4% | 1,413,251 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz Ml | 25.4% | 1,171,845 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz 220 | 25.3% | 33,588 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz 560 | 25.1% | 7,294 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz 400 | 25.1% | 1,328 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz 350 | 24.7% | 11,978 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 420 | 24.2% | 24,520 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 320 | 24.1% | 26,451 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz Viano | 24.0% | 136,024 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz 500 | 23.5% | 45,928 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Vario | 23.3% | 6,903 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Traveliner | 23.1% | 3,577 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz Esprinter | 23.0% | 7,469 | Other |
| Mercedes-Benz C350 | 23.0% | 1,372 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 22.5% | 4,247,634 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 22.4% | 8,204,914 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz V-Class | 22.2% | 156,894 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz Motorhome | 22.1% | 1,214 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz R-Class | 21.6% | 63,423 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz E350 | 21.3% | 8,031 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Cl | 20.8% | 109,771 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 20.6% | 1,007,313 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 20.5% | 4,809,382 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Cls | 20.2% | 422,187 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz C250 | 20.1% | 7,931 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz E250 | 20.1% | 7,430 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Slk | 20.0% | 1,342,987 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz 600 | 20.0% | 3,911 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 19.5% | 691,704 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz C220 | 18.8% | 29,219 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz Cls350 | 18.5% | 1,284 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz C180 | 18.2% | 3,907 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz Gl | 17.9% | 63,527 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz E220 | 17.6% | 14,903 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz M8 | 17.6% | 2,379 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz C200 | 17.3% | 8,695 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 17.1% | 19,832 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz X-Class | 16.8% | 23,301 | Brakes |
| Mercedes-Benz Sl | 16.6% | 531,206 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz S350 | 16.4% | 1,752 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 16.1% | 15,227 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Ml350 | 16.1% | 2,059 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Cla | 15.4% | 490,228 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Unknown | 15.1% | 8,890 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz A160 | 15.1% | 2,267 | Other |
| Mercedes-Benz Eqc | 14.0% | 36,724 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Hymer | 14.0% | 4,041 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz B180 | 13.8% | 4,711 | Other |
| Mercedes-Benz Eqb | 12.8% | 7,078 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Cla220 | 12.8% | 2,045 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-Benz V250 | 12.5% | 2,162 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Gla | 12.2% | 599,896 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Ml250 | 12.2% | 1,642 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Amg | 11.9% | 28,361 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 11.6% | 564,709 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Evito | 11.6% | 7,594 | Other |
| Mercedes-Benz V220 | 11.6% | 1,661 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz A180 | 11.5% | 10,423 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz A200 | 11.5% | 2,575 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Gls | 11.3% | 18,244 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Slk250 | 11.3% | 1,976 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Slc | 11.1% | 65,458 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Glc | 10.9% | 500,032 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Gle | 10.7% | 197,213 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Atego | 10.6% | 1,202 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Eqv | 10.5% | 3,920 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Eqa | 10.0% | 25,730 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz S500 | 9.9% | 1,043 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Glb | 9.2% | 34,508 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | 9.1% | 7,461 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 9.0% | 41,975 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Eqs | 8.6% | 2,264 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Actros | 7.4% | 2,121 | Registration plate |
| Mercedes-Benz Slr | 7.3% | 1,058 | Lamps & electrical |
| Mercedes-Benz Gt | 6.8% | 9,730 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Sls | 6.3% | 4,233 | Tyres |
| Mercedes-Benz Eqe | 5.5% | 4,771 | Tyres |
Which Mercedes-Benz fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Mercedes-Benz 307 has the highest failure rate at 39.6%, and the Mercedes-Benz Eqe the lowest at 5.5%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain