Mercedes-Benz Hearse MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Hearses passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 55 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 55 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

55

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 diesel

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 56,201 (most between 55,210 and 57,192).

2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (50.0%)
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (50.0%)

2009 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 77,635 (most between 77,635 and 77,635).

2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (100.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (100.0%)

Where 2009 Hearses 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.