# Mercedes-Benz E MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mercedes-Benz E passes its MOT first time 77% of the time, from 229,743 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 77%
- MOT tests analysed: 229,743 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 41 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2025 | ED | 21 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 290 | 97% |
| 2024 | ED | 69 (few mots) | 97% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | ED | 119 | 99% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 58 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 30 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,050 | 89% |
| 2022 | ED | 906 | 91% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 728 | 86% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 133 | 93% |
| 2022 | Electric | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 3,861 | 87% |
| 2021 | ED | 1,216 | 91% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 985 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 323 | 89% |
| 2021 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 7,024 | 85% |
| 2020 | ED | 1,485 | 92% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1,061 | 87% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 848 | 86% |
| 2020 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2020 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 14,787 | 86% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 3,913 | 85% |
| 2019 | ED | 1,132 | 89% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 1,045 | 85% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 16,857 | 84% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 3,377 | 84% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 518 | 87% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 19,656 | 83% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1,387 | 83% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 716 | 88% |
| 2017 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 19,235 | 81% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 677 | 82% |
| 2016 | ED | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 19,067 | 78% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1,073 | 81% |
| 2015 | ED | 553 | 75% |
| 2015 | Hybrid | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 17,392 | 75% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,095 | 78% |
| 2014 | ED | 912 | 77% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 11 (very few mots) | 91% |
| 2014 | Other | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2014 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 16,173 | 71% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 925 | 78% |
| 2013 | ED | 683 | 71% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 22 (few mots) | 55% |
| 2013 | Electric | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2013 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 12,746 | 68% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 842 | 77% |
| 2012 | ED | 53 (few mots) | 74% |
| 2012 | Electric | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Other | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2012 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 11,417 | 69% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 973 | 75% |
| 2011 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 9,061 | 68% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,354 | 76% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 5,525 | 69% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 500 | 77% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 3,532 | 70% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 297 | 74% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 4,176 | 70% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 520 | 77% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 2,511 | 68% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 550 | 74% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 2,713 | 65% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 661 | 70% |
| 2005 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 2,332 | 67% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1,012 | 72% |
| 2004 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1,515 | 66% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 912 | 72% |
| 2003 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 496 | 67% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 302 | 68% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 397 | 67% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 183 | 65% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 305 | 71% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 126 | 75% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 285 | 72% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 100 | 70% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 309 | 70% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 127 | 69% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 200 | 73% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 61 (few mots) | 79% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 415 | 73% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 40 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 591 | 73% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 74 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1995 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 486 | 78% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 86 (few mots) | 73% |
| 1994 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 155 | 75% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 44 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 28 (few mots) | 79% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 82% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 71% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 52% |
| 1985 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1984 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1983 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1981 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 1978 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1975 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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