Mercedes-Benz 822 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz 822s passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 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

50%

MOTs analysed

4

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

2005 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 67,135 (most between 59,297 and 74,974).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (50.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (50.0%)
Outline marker lamp: not working (50.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (50.0%)

Where 2005 822s fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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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.