Mercedes-Benz EQV MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 89.2% of Mercedes-Benz EQV MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 972 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
89.2%
All cars: 86.1% (3.1 points better). 958 tests.
At 6–10 years
–
Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
–
Too few tests at this age to say.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 657 | 89.5% | 87.8% | 46,250 miles |
| 4 | 301 | 88.4% | 86.4% | 58,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Mercedes-Benz EQV MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | EQV | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Visibility | 2.7% | 5.2% |
| Brakes | 2.6% | 10.2% |
| Suspension | 1.6% | 13.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 0.8% | 16.6% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 3.7% of tests
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 2.6% of tests
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively failed 2.3% of tests · what this means
- Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords failed 2.0% of tests
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 1.0% of tests
- Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements failed 0.8% of tests · what this means
- Ball joint excessively worn failed 0.7% of tests · what this means
- Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak failed 0.6% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: too high failed 0.4% of tests · what this means
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements failed 0.4% of tests
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About these figures
- They cover every EQV version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: electric 100.0%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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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.