Mercedes-Benz Unimog MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Unimogs passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 10 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a Mercedes-Benz Unimog — Photo: Qwerty242 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 10 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

80%

MOTs analysed

10

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

1991 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 58,158 (most between 58,158 and 58,158).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.