Mercedes-Benz EQA MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz EQAs passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 9,850 tests in 2025. 2,446 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

9,850

Still licensed (GB)

2,446

Body type

Suv

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

2022 electric

4,688 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 27,553 (most between 19,207 and 37,920).

2023: 100% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.9%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.2%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (0.7%)

Where 2022 EQAs fail

Wheels & tyres

8.1%

Visibility & wipers

1.7%

Suspension & axles

1.2%

Lights & electrics

1.1%

Brakes

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Steering

0.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

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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.