Mercedes-Benz E220D MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz E220Ds passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 70 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 70 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

86%

MOTs analysed

70

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

2018 diesel

12 MOTs

These figures come from only 12 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 83%. Typical mileage 146,860 (most between 66,039 and 167,600).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 78% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (8.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (8.3%)
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator (8.3%)

Where 2018 E220Ds fail

Wheels & tyres

8.3%

Brakes

8.3%

Suspension & axles

8.3%

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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.