# Mercedes-Benz Ml MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mercedes-Benz Ml passes its MOT first time 72% of the time, from 28,625 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 72%
- MOT tests analysed: 28,625 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 3,071 | 82% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 63 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 3,635 | 80% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 148 | 87% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 3,951 | 80% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 111 | 86% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2,145 | 76% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 60 (few mots) | 82% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2,367 | 70% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 2,291 | 68% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 50 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,694 | 67% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 78% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1,811 | 68% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 63 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,545 | 67% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 156 | 73% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,194 | 66% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 171 | 75% |
| 2006 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 581 | 59% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 176 | 66% |
| 2005 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Other | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 718 | 57% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 273 | 60% |
| 2004 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 473 | 61% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 267 | 58% |
| 2003 | LPG | 7 (very few mots) | 43% |
| 2003 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 342 | 57% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 303 | 65% |
| 2002 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2002 | GA | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 199 | 59% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 167 | 57% |
| 2001 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 195 | 54% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 114 | 62% |
| 2000 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 164 | 64% |
| 1999 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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