Pass rate
90.9%
Above average — 1.4 pts ahead of the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 55 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£96
2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 61,113 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
41.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 93.0% pass
- Avoid 2016 77.8% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 15.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.0%
- Typical mileage
- 61k mi
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 MOT pass rate is 90.9% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 41.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mercedes-Benz E220 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.0× the national share
Brakes make up 41.9% of everything recorded on the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220, against 20.9% nationally — 21.0 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 20% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 55 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.0%. The median 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 in this dataset had covered 61,113 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure", noted on 1.82% of tests.
- 55 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.9% overall pass rate, 90.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mercedes-Benz E220, the average is 87.1% — best year 2017 (93.0%), worst 2016 (77.8%).
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)
- 61,113 mi
- Make and model
- Mercedes-Benz E220
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the E220 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 77% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the E220
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 27 | 92.6% |
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 2019 E220
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 2019 E220
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 lights 1.8% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 1.8% 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.
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 2019 E220 through its MOT
Across the 5 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£96 — and 20% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 5 common items
- £41–£96
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 20%
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 →
Every year of the E220, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2016 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 77.8% to 93.0% — a spread of 15.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 77.8% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2017 93.0% ball joint dust cover no longer…
- 2019 90.9%has a bulge, caused by separation…
- 2022 87.2% fractured
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Tiguan 90.9%
- Volvo XC40 90.9%
- Mitsubishi Outlander 90.9%
- BMW M135I 90.9%
- Hyundai Ioniq 91.0%
- BMW X4 91.0%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 5 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 31 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 | 13 | 41.90% | 20.89% | +21.01 |
| Tyres | 11 | 35.50% | 19.76% | +15.74 |
| Suspension | 2 | 6.50% | 20.98% | −14.48 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 6.50% | 4.18% | +2.32 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 3.20% | 12.21% | −9.01 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 3.20% | 5.52% | −2.32 |
| Visibility | 1 | 3.20% | 4.97% | −1.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Has had the tread recut Tyres | Rectified | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.8% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £3–12 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.8% | £80–200 |
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 | 16.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–110 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.6% | £30–75 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.8% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 24,224 mi |
| 30-60k | 24 | 87.5% | 41,546 mi |
| 60-90k | 9 | 100.0% | 72,721 mi |
| 90-120k | 7 | 85.7% | 101,444 mi |
| 120k+ | 12 | 91.7% | 141,636 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.
2019 E220 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220?
90.9% of the 55 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 90.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220?
The three most recorded items are has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.82%), has had the tread recut (1.82%), headlamp aim too high (1.82%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 91.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Mercedes-Benz E220 in this dataset had covered 61,113 mi.