Pass rate
85.5%
Above average — 5.3 pts ahead of the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 55 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£107
2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 MOT pass rate
- 2014
- typical 82,339 mi
Only 55 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
32.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 85.5% pass · this year
- Avoid 2014 85.5% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 83.0%
- Typical mileage
- 82k mi
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 MOT pass rate is 85.5% of its MOT tests — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mercedes-Benz C220 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 32.1% of everything recorded on the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220, against 20.9% nationally — 11.2 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 80.2% and this one manages 85.5% — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 83.0%. The median 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 in this dataset had covered 82,339 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 7.27% of tests.
- 55 recorded tests behind this page.
- 85.5% overall pass rate, 83.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mercedes-Benz C220, the average is 85.5% — best year 2014 (85.5%), worst 2014 (85.5%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 55
- Typical mileage (median)
- 82,339 mi
- Make and model
- Mercedes-Benz C220
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the C220 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the C220
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 15 | 80.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2014 C220
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2014 C220
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 7.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the number plates 3.6% of tests
“registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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Check the suspension joints 1.8% of tests
“ball joint likely to become detached”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2014 C220 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£107 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£107
- Cheapest common item: ball joint likely to become detached
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 55 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2014 cars with a similar record
- Smart Mcc Fortwo 85.5%
- Volkswagen Golf 85.6%
- Audi A6 85.6%
- Skoda Citigo 85.4%
- BMW X6 85.4%
- Land Rover Range Rover 85.7%
Closest pass rates among 2014 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 53 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 17 | 32.10% | 20.89% | +11.21 |
| Tyres | 16 | 30.20% | 19.76% | +10.44 |
| Suspension | 10 | 18.90% | 20.98% | −2.08 |
| Visibility | 4 | 7.50% | 4.97% | +2.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2 | 3.80% | 5.52% | −1.72 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 3.80% | 4.18% | −0.38 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 3.80% | 1.76% | +2.04 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 7.3% | £80–200 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 3.6% | £20–80 |
| Ball joint likely to become detached Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads worn down to wear indicator Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £25–65 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £60–150 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.7% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.9% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.5% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 3.6% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 5 | 80.0% | 56,670 mi |
| 60-90k | 28 | 85.7% | 71,240 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 84.6% | 105,469 mi |
| 120k+ | 9 | 88.9% | 135,943 mi |
Source: 55 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2014 C220 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220?
85.5% of the 55 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 83.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (7.27%), registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements (3.64%), ball joint likely to become detached (1.82%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 88.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Mercedes-Benz C220 in this dataset had covered 82,339 mi.