Mercedes-Benz Sl MOT pass rate by year
How the Mercedes-Benz Sl's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2019, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mercedes-Benz Sl MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz Sl 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 Sl averages 16.6% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 2,647 |
| 1981 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 2,281 |
| 1982 | 74.2% | 25.8% | 2,217 |
| 1983 | 76.0% | 24.0% | 4,290 |
| 1984 | 76.8% | 23.2% | 5,281 |
| 1985 | 77.6% | 22.4% | 5,685 |
| 1986 | 78.2% | 21.8% | 4,168 |
| 1987 | 78.9% | 21.1% | 3,472 |
| 1988 | 80.8% | 19.2% | 4,025 |
| 1989 | 79.6% | 20.4% | 4,592 |
| 1990 | 78.8% | 21.2% | 3,913 |
| 1991 | 81.3% | 18.7% | 5,394 |
| 1992 | 79.8% | 20.2% | 5,204 |
| 1993 | 79.1% | 20.9% | 6,678 |
| 1994 | 80.2% | 19.8% | 15,641 |
| 1995 | 80.7% | 19.3% | 18,584 |
| 1996 | 82.3% | 17.7% | 19,322 |
| 1997 | 81.5% | 18.5% | 22,464 |
| 1998 | 82.4% | 17.6% | 23,086 |
| 1999 | 83.4% | 16.6% | 17,080 |
| 2000 | 83.1% | 16.9% | 15,066 |
| 2001 | 84.6% | 15.4% | 8,732 |
| 2002 | 82.0% | 18.0% | 35,311 |
| 2003 | 83.5% | 16.5% | 75,976 |
| 2004 | 84.9% | 15.1% | 53,135 |
| 2005 | 84.9% | 15.1% | 29,153 |
| 2006 | 85.1% | 14.9% | 19,138 |
| 2007 | 85.9% | 14.1% | 16,965 |
| 2008 | 86.1% | 13.9% | 15,331 |
| 2009 | 85.6% | 14.4% | 8,820 |
| 2010 | 86.0% | 14.0% | 6,004 |
| 2011 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 3,857 |
| 2012 | 87.1% | 12.9% | 5,655 |
| 2013 | 87.3% | 12.7% | 13,899 |
| 2014 | 88.8% | 11.2% | 11,886 |
| 2015 | 90.2% | 9.8% | 8,004 |
| 2016 | 90.1% | 9.9% | 6,687 |
| 2017 | 92.0% | 8.0% | 4,968 |
| 2018 | 91.7% | 8.3% | 2,598 |
| 2019 | 92.6% | 7.4% | 2,122 |
Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz Sl fails?
Older Mercedes-Benz Sls fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 27.8% of tests against 7.4% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 16.6%. The 1980 is the weakest year at 27.8%, and the 2019 the strongest at 7.4%.
More on the Mercedes-Benz Sl
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Mercedes-Benz Sl: 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