Mercedes-Benz Evito MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Evitos passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 2,960 tests in 2025. 167 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

2,960

Still licensed (GB)

167

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

2022 electric

1,570 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 16,768 (most between 11,383 and 28,561).

2022: 100% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.5%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (3.6%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.1%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.0%)

Where 2022 Evitos fail

Brakes

5.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

4.7%

Wheels & tyres

3.3%

Visibility & wipers

3.1%

Lights & electrics

2.3%

Suspension & axles

0.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

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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.