Pass rate, all models
83.4% Around average
3,423,375 tests across 86 models, 2000–2025.
Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rates
Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rates, ranked across 86 models and 3,423,375 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2025, from the Eqe (95.6%) to the Clc (71.4%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How Mercedes-Benz models compare on the MOT
The spread across Mercedes-Benz models is wide — 95.6% for the Eqe at the top and 71.4% for the Clc at the bottom, a 24.2-point gap across 3,217 and 33,693 recorded tests respectively. Most Mercedes-Benz models sit much closer to the middle (around 87.3%, on 24,449 tests for the Eqc). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2025 data years: 3,423,375 tests across 86 Mercedes-Benz models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
Eqe95.6%
Worst model
Clc71.4%
All Mercedes-Benz models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Eqe 6 variants | 95.6% | 3,217 |
| S 11 variants | 93.7% | 4,876 |
| GT | 93.7% | 3,985 |
| B 4 variants | 93.2% | 3,185 |
| Glb 6 variants | 92.3% | 22,051 |
| Eqa 6 variants | 91.3% | 15,256 |
| A 8 variants | 90.3% | 70,061 |
| Eqv 2 variants | 90.3% | 2,563 |
| Gle 7 variants | 90.2% | 96,582 |
| Glc 16 variants | 89.9% | 253,792 |
| Gls 7 variants | 89.6% | 8,694 |
| AMG A 2 variants | 89.3% | 4,695 |
| Slc 3 variants | 89.1% | 28,889 |
| E 9 variants | 89.0% | 34,256 |
| AMG C 3 variants | 88.7% | 2,587 |
| Gla 11 variants | 88.6% | 280,602 |
| V 7 variants | 88.5% | 6,106 |
| Eqb 3 variants | 88.4% | 3,401 |
| G-Class | 87.9% | 3,982 |
| C 9 variants | 87.7% | 29,181 |
| Eqc 3 variants | 87.3% | 24,449 |
| Sl 4 variants | 87.2% | 54,008 |
| S-Class 2 variants | 87.1% | 81,982 |
| AMG Cla 3 variants | 87.1% | 3,563 |
| Cla 9 variants | 85.8% | 215,204 |
| Gl 2 variants | 85.8% | 12,012 |
| Motorhome / Campervan Motorhome 21 variants | 85.6% | 5,524 |
| Cl 4 variants | 83.0% | 9,930 |
| A-Class 4 variants | 82.5% | 850,750 |
| Cls 4 variants | 81.2% | 82,706 |
| Ml 7 variants | 80.8% | 115,408 |
| Sprinter Van 15 variants | 80.3% | 81,825 |
| R-Class 3 variants | 80.0% | 7,435 |
| B-Class 4 variants | 79.9% | 230,643 |
| Slk 4 variants | 79.9% | 191,422 |
| 220 | 78.7% | 2,231 |
| Vito 14 variants | 78.5% | 319,824 |
| Viano People carrier 3 variants | 77.4% | 19,833 |
| Citan 4 variants | 77.2% | 76,454 |
| Clk 5 variants | 74.7% | 104,027 |
| Clc 5 variants | 71.4% | 33,693 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 41 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 45 smaller Mercedes-Benz models are listed below, unranked.
Other Mercedes-Benz models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
- AMG Gle89.6%
- Vaneo71.6%
- Eqs93.4%
- C20089.2%
- 32075.0%
- AMG Glc93.6%
- Sls94.9%
- AMG Gla91.9%
- A16077.7%
- AMG E88.1%
- G89.8%
- M875.7%
- Evito Tourer Pro87.8%
- 25080.6%
- A18082.9%
- E22087.1%
- Evito Progressive94.4%
- S500 L90.6%
- V25087.2%
- 20078.6%
- B18078.5%
- AMG Glb90.0%
- CLS40083.3%
- V35087.7%
- C25079.3%
- Traveliner74.5%
- V22092.4%
- C30089.3%
- 35080.6%
- E300AMGLN Nt81.8%
- Evito87.3%
- E220D88.1%
- Evito Tourer95.3%
- ML30076.2%
- AMG Gls89.6%
- E450AMG85.6%
- Citan Tourer Pro90.4%
- C220D76.5%
- E35085.4%
- ML35079.7%
- AMG93.8%
- AMG Sl93.1%
- C22085.5%
- R35080.8%
- CLS300AMG82.7%
Most-tested Mercedes-Benz models
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Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.