Mercedes-Benz Hearse MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Hearses passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 19 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 19 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

63%

MOTs analysed

19

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

2012 diesel

4 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 55,056 (most between 47,158 and 61,488).

2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 33% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (25.0%)
Sub-frame condition: has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (25.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (25.0%)

Where 2012 Hearses fail

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

25.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

25.0%

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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.