Mercedes-Benz 300 MOT pass rate by year
How the Mercedes-Benz 300's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1983 to 1998, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mercedes-Benz 300 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz 300 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Mercedes-Benz 300 averages 26.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1,511 |
| 1984 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 1,614 |
| 1985 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 1,381 |
| 1986 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 7,134 |
| 1987 | 74.8% | 25.2% | 12,729 |
| 1988 | 73.8% | 26.2% | 19,495 |
| 1989 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 26,509 |
| 1990 | 72.3% | 27.7% | 25,998 |
| 1991 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 25,551 |
| 1992 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 27,682 |
| 1993 | 73.5% | 26.5% | 13,152 |
| 1994 | 70.1% | 29.9% | 1,319 |
| 1998 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 1,204 |
Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz 300 fails?
Older Mercedes-Benz 300s fail more often, as expected. The 1983 cars fail 33.3% of tests against 29.2% for the 1998. Across every year the model averages 26.5%. The 1983 is the weakest year at 33.3%, and the 1987 the strongest at 25.2%.
More on the Mercedes-Benz 300
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mercedes-Benz 300: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Mercedes-Benz models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain