Mercedes-Benz E-Class MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz E-Classs passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 121 tests in 2025. 2,633 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a Mercedes-Benz E-Class — Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

121

Still licensed (GB)

2,633

Body type

Sedan

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 diesel

18 MOTs

These figures come from only 18 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 100%. Typical mileage 79,726 (most between 54,997 and 114,399).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.