Mercedes MOT Pass Rates
MOT failure rates for all Mercedes models based on 9,385,980 real MOT test results.
65.3%
Overall Pass Rate
9,385,980
Total Tests
1254
Models
Data from official DVSA MOT testing records
Mercedes Models by Pass Rate
236 model families from 705 variants. Click a row to expand variants.
| Model Family ▲▼ | Pass Rate ▲▼ | Total Tests ▼ | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶C | 66.0% | 2,371,480 | 21 |
| ▶E | 69.1% | 1,246,037 | 18 |
| ▶AHigh Fail Rate | 63.0% | 1,021,733 | 15 |
| ▶SprinterHigh Fail Rate | 56.0% | 992,080 | 50 |
| ▶Clk | 66.4% | 618,458 | 22 |
| ▶VitoHigh Fail Rate | 54.6% | 548,193 | 20 |
| ▶Slk | 74.8% | 506,843 | 16 |
| ▶MlHigh Fail Rate | 61.4% | 424,751 | 26 |
| ▶S | 71.9% | 236,486 | 12 |
| ▶B | 76.5% | 190,820 | 6 |
| ▶Sl | 80.0% | 171,762 | 12 |
| ▶Cls | 75.4% | 118,778 | 12 |
| ▶190High Fail Rate | 61.4% | 87,330 | 2 |
| ▶300High Fail Rate | 64.5% | 74,275 | 12 |
| ▶Clc | 70.2% | 55,732 | 6 |
| ▶Cl | 72.2% | 49,233 | 7 |
| Unclassified | 65.0% | 45,928 | — |
| ▶Viano | 70.6% | 44,634 | 3 |
| ▶230High Fail Rate | 60.1% | 35,937 | 9 |
| ▶500 | 70.0% | 30,555 | 4 |
| ▶280 | 65.3% | 29,153 | 9 |
| ▶R | 74.5% | 26,775 | 5 |
| 208High Fail Rate | 43.4% | 24,796 | — |
| 308High Fail Rate | 40.5% | 24,157 | — |
| ▶VHigh Fail Rate | 47.4% | 23,989 | 3 |
| VaneoHigh Fail Rate | 52.8% | 18,940 | — |
| ▶Gl | 76.2% | 17,194 | 6 |
| ▶200High Fail Rate | 59.4% | 16,758 | 4 |
| ▶220 | 65.6% | 13,861 | 5 |
| ▶C220 | 69.4% | 13,429 | 11 |
| ▶320 | 69.4% | 12,919 | 5 |
| Motorhome | 70.4% | 9,660 | — |
| ▶C200 | 68.0% | 9,457 | 17 |
| ▶310High Fail Rate | 49.7% | 9,286 | 2 |
| ▶420 | 67.4% | 8,753 | 3 |
| ▶312dHigh Fail Rate | 46.8% | 8,498 | 3 |
| ▶380 | 65.7% | 8,315 | 4 |
| ▶Motor | 69.0% | 8,133 | 2 |
| ▶Sl500 | 80.4% | 7,497 | 2 |
| ▶250 | 66.7% | 7,353 | 3 |
| ▶A160 | 74.1% | 6,857 | 6 |
| ▶C180 | 69.4% | 6,466 | 13 |
| ▶Camper | 67.0% | 6,229 | 2 |
| ▶A150 | 76.0% | 5,791 | 6 |
| 260 E | 65.1% | 5,673 | — |
| ▶Hymer | 70.6% | 5,368 | 4 |
| ▶Clk220 | 72.7% | 5,124 | 6 |
| ▶E220 | 69.8% | 4,950 | 11 |
| ▶E320 | 72.5% | 4,240 | 5 |
| ▶350 | 66.8% | 4,069 | 4 |
| ▶560 | 66.0% | 3,675 | 2 |
| ▶308dHigh Fail Rate | 43.6% | 3,363 | 2 |
| Vario | 70.8% | 3,157 | — |
| ▶Clk320 | 70.8% | 2,957 | 4 |
| ▶Ml280 | 77.5% | 2,950 | 4 |
| ▶S320 | 74.8% | 2,873 | 4 |
| ▶Ml320 | 75.3% | 2,822 | 3 |
| 207High Fail Rate | 51.4% | 2,797 | — |
| ▶450 | 66.2% | 2,746 | 6 |
| ▶Clk280 | 77.8% | 2,730 | 4 |
| ▶B180 | 73.4% | 2,611 | 3 |
| ▶Cl63 | 81.3% | 2,590 | 2 |
| ▶A180 | 74.3% | 2,563 | 5 |
| 410High Fail Rate | 50.0% | 2,526 | — |
| Ambulance | 82.3% | 2,415 | — |
| 412dHigh Fail Rate | 49.8% | 2,337 | — |
| ▶Slk280 | 85.0% | 2,233 | 2 |
| 240High Fail Rate | 61.9% | 1,920 | — |
| ▶208dHigh Fail Rate | 45.8% | 1,875 | 3 |
| Traveliner | 73.7% | 1,809 | — |
| ▶E280 | 73.8% | 1,716 | 4 |
| ▶Gl320 | 76.1% | 1,687 | 2 |
| ▶A170 | 73.0% | 1,591 | 6 |
| ▶600 | 74.7% | 1,587 | 3 |
| ▶B200 | 77.7% | 1,573 | 4 |
| ▶C180k | 66.6% | 1,429 | 3 |
| ▶Sl350 | 82.4% | 1,410 | 2 |
| ▶Clk350 | 73.8% | 1,323 | 4 |
| ▶Gl420 | 80.0% | 1,220 | 2 |
| ▶S350 | 85.2% | 1,214 | 2 |
| ▶E240High Fail Rate | 63.4% | 1,189 | 4 |
| ▶C250 | 71.8% | 1,150 | 2 |
| G 350 | 81.7% | 1,145 | — |
| 609High Fail Rate | 54.3% | 1,141 | — |
| ▶Ml420 | 81.6% | 1,094 | 3 |
| Motorcaravan | 67.5% | 1,089 | — |
| Hearse | 73.2% | 1,045 | — |
| Atego | 80.9% | 1,034 | — |
| Slk200 | 71.2% | 1,010 | — |
| ▶E200 | 68.3% | 1,008 | 5 |
| ▶B150 | 75.2% | 994 | 2 |
| ▶190eHigh Fail Rate | 48.9% | 994 | 2 |
| ▶307dHigh Fail Rate | 45.1% | 980 | 2 |
| 210High Fail Rate | 51.7% | 980 | — |
| Rapido | 82.0% | 968 | — |
| A180cdi Avantgarde Se Cvt | 81.3% | 959 | — |
| 508High Fail Rate | 51.8% | 959 | — |
| 814 | 67.9% | 957 | — |
| ▶A200 | 73.4% | 954 | 6 |
| Limousine | 80.3% | 904 | — |
| ▶E300High Fail Rate | 60.4% | 890 | 3 |
| ▶B170 | 78.2% | 869 | 2 |
| A160cdi Avantgarde Se Cvt | 78.0% | 861 | — |
| ▶C230 | 71.1% | 842 | 4 |
| Coupe | 66.5% | 838 | — |
| ▶311High Fail Rate | 57.5% | 836 | 4 |
| Mercedes | 70.6% | 755 | — |
| Campervan | 68.2% | 743 | — |
| 614d | 69.4% | 735 | — |
| ▶Ml350 | 72.5% | 731 | 2 |
| ▶SmartHigh Fail Rate | 59.1% | 731 | 2 |
| Minibus | 74.0% | 722 | — |
| ▶S500 | 73.5% | 687 | 3 |
| ▶Clk200 | 68.0% | 686 | 2 |
| 350sl | 65.6% | 686 | — |
| A140High Fail Rate | 49.5% | 659 | — |
| ▶Ml270High Fail Rate | 55.1% | 647 | 2 |
| G-wagon | 65.8% | 643 | — |
| ▶C320 | 77.6% | 638 | 3 |
| Clk230High Fail Rate | 64.1% | 629 | — |
| ▶C230k | 66.5% | 588 | 2 |
| Limo | 78.1% | 584 | — |
| ▶Ml300 | 77.0% | 571 | 2 |
| 230sl | 70.0% | 564 | — |
| VanHigh Fail Rate | 61.4% | 560 | — |
| ▶212dHigh Fail Rate | 49.0% | 535 | 2 |
| Slr | 91.7% | 520 | — |
| ▶316 | 81.5% | 486 | 2 |
| Slk230High Fail Rate | 62.4% | 484 | — |
| E350 | 83.5% | 472 | — |
| Bus | 76.6% | 461 | — |
| 811dHigh Fail Rate | 60.5% | 461 | — |
| 709dHigh Fail Rate | 54.3% | 457 | — |
| Ml63 Amg 4-matic A | 79.2% | 427 | — |
| Mini Bus | 78.2% | 422 | — |
| ▶400 | 66.6% | 422 | 2 |
| 307High Fail Rate | 46.4% | 407 | — |
| 207dHigh Fail Rate | 55.6% | 403 | — |
| ▶G500 | 67.3% | 394 | 2 |
| 408High Fail Rate | 50.9% | 393 | — |
| Cls320 | 70.9% | 392 | — |
| 609dHigh Fail Rate | 46.7% | 392 | — |
| ▶C240High Fail Rate | 63.4% | 382 | 2 |
| 814dHigh Fail Rate | 61.7% | 368 | — |
| 450sl | 67.4% | 359 | — |
| Hymermobil | 67.2% | 354 | — |
| Clk55 Amg Auto | 71.1% | 346 | — |
| E250 | 73.6% | 341 | — |
| ▶Cl500 | 72.9% | 340 | 2 |
| Amg | 79.1% | 335 | — |
| 316cdi | 72.4% | 319 | — |
| EstateHigh Fail Rate | 63.9% | 302 | — |
| Convertible | 71.9% | 295 | — |
| Convertable | 67.9% | 293 | — |
| 614 | 74.7% | 292 | — |
| 500sl | 82.8% | 285 | — |
| ▶R320 | 78.1% | 279 | 2 |
| . | 73.0% | 267 | — |
| 313cdiHigh Fail Rate | 60.5% | 266 | — |
| ▶G55 | 73.4% | 263 | 2 |
| 214 SwbHigh Fail Rate | 60.7% | 262 | — |
| Sl55 | 87.2% | 257 | — |
| Sls | 97.7% | 256 | — |
| Cdi | 69.3% | 254 | — |
| 508dHigh Fail Rate | 49.4% | 243 | — |
| ▶E230High Fail Rate | 52.8% | 235 | 2 |
| 190sl | 73.4% | 229 | — |
| 280sl | 76.1% | 222 | — |
| Ml320cdi | 78.3% | 221 | — |
| 280s | 67.9% | 221 | — |
| Citaro | 92.0% | 213 | — |
| 709High Fail Rate | 51.4% | 212 | — |
| 515 | 73.8% | 210 | — |
| R350 | 78.9% | 209 | — |
| Elegance | 66.2% | 207 | — |
| Mb100dHigh Fail Rate | 56.5% | 207 | — |
| E270 | 68.9% | 206 | — |
| Slk350 | 76.6% | 205 | — |
| Autotrail | 74.4% | 199 | — |
| 416 | 78.3% | 198 | — |
| Brabus | 68.9% | 196 | — |
| 220se | 80.0% | 195 | — |
| A200cdi Avantgarde Se Cvt | 75.4% | 191 | — |
| 0814High Fail Rate | 61.9% | 189 | — |
| C270High Fail Rate | 63.6% | 187 | — |
| Limosine | 85.4% | 185 | — |
| 613dHigh Fail Rate | 63.7% | 182 | — |
| 407dHigh Fail Rate | 58.2% | 182 | — |
| Clc220 | 67.4% | 181 | — |
| 608dHigh Fail Rate | 44.1% | 179 | — |
| S400 | 93.7% | 175 | — |
| 311cdiHigh Fail Rate | 50.3% | 175 | — |
| Clc180High Fail Rate | 60.3% | 174 | — |
| Ml250 | 83.2% | 173 | — |
| Slc | 71.1% | 166 | — |
| Clc160High Fail Rate | 64.8% | 165 | — |
| 450slcHigh Fail Rate | 64.2% | 165 | — |
| 313High Fail Rate | 60.6% | 165 | — |
| 250sl | 85.0% | 160 | — |
| 300sl | 80.6% | 160 | — |
| M Class | 75.6% | 160 | — |
| BenzHigh Fail Rate | 59.5% | 158 | — |
| Saloon | 72.3% | 155 | — |
| Auto Trail | 73.7% | 152 | — |
| Caravan | 65.8% | 152 | — |
| Sl320 | 81.5% | 151 | — |
| Srinter | 74.0% | 150 | — |
| 280se | 73.3% | 146 | — |
| 200d | 65.5% | 145 | — |
| Kompressor | 66.9% | 139 | — |
| E320cdi | 74.3% | 136 | — |
| Cls500 | 71.3% | 136 | — |
| 312High Fail Rate | 48.9% | 135 | — |
| R320l Sport Cdi A | 77.3% | 132 | — |
| 320cdi | 69.8% | 129 | — |
| 300teHigh Fail Rate | 51.2% | 129 | — |
| Slk320 | 70.6% | 126 | — |
| Citan | 72.8% | 125 | — |
| C220cdi | 74.2% | 124 | — |
| Aclass | 71.0% | 124 | — |
| 220dHigh Fail Rate | 63.7% | 124 | — |
| Pick UpHigh Fail Rate | 49.2% | 124 | — |
| Spinter | 72.5% | 120 | — |
| Clc200High Fail Rate | 59.3% | 118 | — |
| 300gdHigh Fail Rate | 55.2% | 116 | — |
| B160 | 67.9% | 112 | — |
| Herse | 70.9% | 110 | — |
| Unimog | 72.9% | 107 | — |
| 412High Fail Rate | 57.0% | 107 | — |
| 815 | 74.3% | 105 | — |
| 608High Fail Rate | 36.2% | 105 | — |
| Non-car Derived VanHigh Fail Rate | 64.1% | 103 | — |
| S55 | 67.6% | 102 | — |
| Clk430 | 72.3% | 101 | — |
| Eura Mobil | 68.3% | 101 | — |
| Sl300 | 79.0% | 100 | — |
Insufficient Data (<100 tests)
These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.
About Mercedes MOT Data
Mercedes had 9,385,980 MOT tests on record with an overall pass rate of 65.3%. The most reliable Mercedes model is the Sls (97.7% pass rate) and the least reliable is the 312d Swb (34.3% pass rate).
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Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.