Mercedes-Benz Limousine MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Limousines passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 46 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 46 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

83%

MOTs analysed

46

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

2008 diesel

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 60%. Typical mileage 41,049 (most between 39,101 and 53,785).

2011: 100% → 2012: 33% → 2013: 86% → 2014: 83% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 83% → 2018: 63% → 2019: 86% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 20% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (20.0%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (20.0%)

2008 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 100%. Typical mileage 54,701 (most between 54,701 and 54,701).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2008 Limousines fail

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

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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.