Mercedes-Benz EQE MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz EQEs passed their MOT first time 94% of the time across 2,344 tests in 2025. 4,104 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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

First-time pass rate

94%

MOTs analysed

2,344

Still licensed (GB)

4,104

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.

In detail:

First registered

2022 electric

527 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 31,627 (most between 18,859 and 48,053).

2023: 100% → 2024: 97% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.6%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.7%)
Ball joint excessively worn (1.3%)

Where 2022 EQEs fail

Wheels & tyres

8.7%

Suspension & axles

1.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.9%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

Lights & electrics

0.2%

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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.