Mercedes-Benz B-Class MOT pass rate by year
How the Mercedes-Benz B-Class's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2005 to 2019, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mercedes-Benz B-Class MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz B-Class 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 B-Class averages 20.6% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.9% | 25.1% | 26,585 |
| 2006 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 94,398 |
| 2007 | 75.3% | 24.7% | 88,842 |
| 2008 | 75.5% | 24.5% | 92,779 |
| 2009 | 76.2% | 23.8% | 96,462 |
| 2010 | 76.5% | 23.5% | 88,719 |
| 2011 | 76.0% | 24.0% | 64,232 |
| 2012 | 81.2% | 18.8% | 84,647 |
| 2013 | 82.6% | 17.4% | 93,249 |
| 2014 | 83.0% | 17.0% | 97,009 |
| 2015 | 84.9% | 15.1% | 57,924 |
| 2016 | 85.9% | 14.1% | 47,758 |
| 2017 | 87.0% | 13.0% | 45,860 |
| 2018 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 25,492 |
| 2019 | 90.8% | 9.2% | 3,210 |
Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz B-Class fails?
Older Mercedes-Benz B-Classs fail more often, as expected. The 2005 cars fail 25.1% of tests against 9.2% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 20.6%. The 2006 is the weakest year at 25.3%, and the 2019 the strongest at 9.2%.
More on the Mercedes-Benz B-Class
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 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