Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rates by model
Across 1,663,096 MOT tests in 2025, 76.6% of Mercedes-Benz cars passed first time. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Pass rates fall as cars get older, so compare models at the same age. The columns below split each model by age at the test.
| Model | Tests | All ages | 3–5 years | 6–10 years | 11 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-Class | 355,206 | 74.5% | 86.3% | 80.8% | 65.8% |
| A-Class | 349,767 | 77.8% | 87.9% | 77.7% | 63.6% |
| E-Class | 228,286 | 77.3% | 86.6% | 81.2% | 70.1% |
| Gla-Class | 87,601 | 82.9% | 89.3% | 79.8% | 77.3% |
| Vito | 83,676 | 66.9% | 76.0% | 70.3% | 60.0% |
| Glc-Class | 78,574 | 86.0% | 89.2% | 84.0% | – |
| B-Class | 70,069 | 72.4% | 90.3% | 78.8% | 63.6% |
| Cla-Class | 65,770 | 79.8% | 85.6% | 76.8% | 70.6% |
| Slk-Class | 54,178 | 71.9% | – | 79.6% | 70.4% |
| Gle-Class | 30,525 | 87.1% | 88.0% | 86.4% | – |
| Ml-Class | 29,258 | 72.2% | – | 81.1% | 70.3% |
| S-Class | 25,290 | 83.5% | 91.2% | 87.8% | 77.3% |
| Clk-Class | 25,048 | 63.1% | – | – | 63.2% |
| Sprinter | 23,432 | 70.3% | 85.2% | 76.6% | 64.2% |
| Cls-Class | 22,341 | 74.6% | 81.1% | 79.6% | 70.5% |
| Sl-Class | 20,770 | 82.9% | 90.7% | 89.3% | 81.5% |
| Citan | 19,902 | 60.3% | 69.2% | 59.4% | 52.5% |
| V-Class | 12,503 | 81.0% | 84.1% | 80.9% | 60.3% |
| Slc-Class | 8,983 | 85.1% | 89.1% | 84.4% | – |
| EQC | 8,442 | 85.1% | 85.1% | – | – |
| Glb-Class | 8,001 | 88.9% | 88.9% | – | – |
| CLC | 7,924 | 55.8% | – | – | 55.8% |
| AMG | 5,946 | 87.3% | 87.4% | – | – |
| EQA | 5,882 | 90.9% | 90.9% | – | – |
| Viano | 5,003 | 65.6% | – | 69.4% | 65.2% |
| X-Class | 3,695 | 81.1% | 82.9% | 79.9% | – |
| Gl-Class | 3,455 | 81.9% | – | 84.8% | 80.2% |
| G-Class | 3,326 | 86.8% | 91.5% | 84.9% | 80.5% |
| CL | 2,857 | 78.9% | – | – | 78.7% |
| Gls-Class | 2,726 | 86.6% | 85.7% | 87.2% | – |
| 300 | 2,634 | 78.2% | – | – | 78.2% |
| 190 | 2,521 | 72.2% | – | – | 72.4% |
| R-Class | 1,725 | 72.2% | – | – | 72.0% |
| GT | 1,372 | 92.6% | 91.8% | 92.5% | – |
| EQV | 972 | 89.2% | 89.2% | – | – |
| 500 | 910 | 82.3% | – | – | 82.3% |
| 220 | 763 | 73.4% | – | 82.5% | 77.6% |
| 280 | 733 | 80.1% | – | – | 80.8% |
| 230 | 704 | 76.3% | – | – | 76.2% |
| EQB | 671 | 87.6% | 87.6% | – | – |
| 420 | 573 | 80.3% | – | – | 80.2% |
| Evito | 564 | 85.5% | 85.9% | – | – |
| 200 | 518 | 74.5% | – | – | 71.8% |
| All cars | 31,590,883 | 71.5% | 86.1% | 76.1% | 61.3% |
First-time pass rate on normal MOT tests of cars aged three and over. Models with fewer than 500 tests aren’t listed. “–” means too few tests at that age.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.