Mercedes-Benz 609 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz 609s passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 44 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a Mercedes-Benz 609 — Photo: AlfvanBeem · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from 44 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

44

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1994 diesel

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 60%. Typical mileage 164,392 (most between 123,643 and 179,688).

2021: 60% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (40.0%)
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (20.0%)
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (20.0%)
System: component leaking (20.0%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (20.0%)

Where 1994 609s fail

Lights & electrics

40.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

20.0%

Steering

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.