Mercedes-Benz E280 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz E280s passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 10 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 10 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.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

10

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

2006 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 123,118 (most between 113,954 and 125,742).

2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (33.3%)

2006 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 51,420 (most between 44,189 and 58,650).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (50.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (50.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (50.0%)

Where 2006 E280s fail

Visibility & wipers

33.3%

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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.