Mercedes-Benz E200 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz E200s passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 35 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 35 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

77%

MOTs analysed

35

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2019 petrol

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 80%. Typical mileage 26,778 (most between 26,603 and 35,723).

2022: 100% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (20.0%)

Where 2019 E200s fail

Wheels & tyres

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.