Mercedes-Benz B160 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz B160s passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 10 tests in 2025.

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

60%

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

2009 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 80,343 (most between 71,668 and 89,019).

2012: 100% → 2013: 33% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (50.0%)

Where 2009 B160s fail

Suspension & axles

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.