Mercedes-Benz B200 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz B200s passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 14 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 14 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

79%

MOTs analysed

14

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

2007 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 62,344 (most between 62,344 and 62,344).

2010: 89% → 2011: 89% → 2012: 81% → 2013: 85% → 2014: 82% → 2015: 77% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 33% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 33% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2007 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 86,803 (most between 86,803 and 86,803).

2009: 100% → 2010: 91% → 2011: 74% → 2012: 78% → 2013: 83% → 2014: 76% → 2015: 82% → 2016: 82% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)

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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.