Mercedes-Benz E-Class MOT pass rate by year
How the Mercedes-Benz E-Class's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1982 to 2022, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mercedes-Benz E-Class MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz E-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 E-Class averages 20.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 1,207 |
| 1983 | 71.2% | 28.8% | 2,702 |
| 1984 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 3,344 |
| 1985 | 66.9% | 33.1% | 3,107 |
| 1986 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 1,948 |
| 1987 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 2,571 |
| 1988 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 4,192 |
| 1989 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 7,320 |
| 1990 | 70.1% | 29.9% | 7,553 |
| 1991 | 71.2% | 28.8% | 6,719 |
| 1992 | 71.0% | 29.0% | 7,596 |
| 1993 | 70.5% | 29.5% | 24,015 |
| 1994 | 71.7% | 28.3% | 75,818 |
| 1995 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 88,216 |
| 1996 | 70.9% | 29.1% | 88,935 |
| 1997 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 115,629 |
| 1998 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 144,090 |
| 1999 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 140,843 |
| 2000 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 145,715 |
| 2001 | 73.0% | 27.0% | 160,755 |
| 2002 | 73.9% | 26.1% | 160,767 |
| 2003 | 76.6% | 23.4% | 274,352 |
| 2004 | 77.0% | 23.0% | 267,428 |
| 2005 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 214,385 |
| 2006 | 78.4% | 21.6% | 152,522 |
| 2007 | 79.3% | 20.7% | 183,863 |
| 2008 | 79.4% | 20.6% | 125,276 |
| 2009 | 80.7% | 19.3% | 165,659 |
| 2010 | 81.5% | 18.5% | 239,376 |
| 2011 | 82.0% | 18.0% | 248,089 |
| 2012 | 81.9% | 18.1% | 237,554 |
| 2013 | 82.4% | 17.6% | 275,630 |
| 2014 | 83.8% | 16.2% | 260,128 |
| 2015 | 84.7% | 15.3% | 235,544 |
| 2016 | 86.2% | 13.8% | 196,741 |
| 2017 | 87.5% | 12.5% | 189,960 |
| 2018 | 87.2% | 12.8% | 147,218 |
| 2019 | 88.2% | 11.8% | 118,080 |
| 2020 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 45,846 |
| 2021 | 88.8% | 11.2% | 20,766 |
| 2022 | 90.6% | 9.4% | 6,406 |
Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz E-Class fails?
Older Mercedes-Benz E-Classs fail more often, as expected. The 1982 cars fail 30.2% of tests against 9.4% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 20.5%. The 1985 is the weakest year at 33.1%, and the 2022 the strongest at 9.4%.
More on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Mercedes-Benz E-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