74.3%
Mercedes-Benz 200 pass rate
Used Mercedes-Benz 200 buying guide
In 2025, Mercedes-Benz 200 cars passed 74.3% of 3,708 initial MOT tests, 2 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Mercedes-Benz 200 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+2
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the 200 sits 280th of 575 models in the data. Mercedes-Benz as a brand averaged 77.1%, so this model runs 2.7 points behind its own brand. Mercedes-Benz 200 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 83.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 72.9%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Mercedes-Benz 200 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the 200 compares with similar cars.
200 fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Mercedes-Benz 200 cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 39.9% of tests.
Where the 200 fails its MOT
Where Mercedes-Benz 200 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (4.3%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.3%) and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (2.6%). See every common 200 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Mercedes-Benz 200 that failed, not a claim that every 200 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used 200?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 27.5% of 200 failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 18.7% of 200 failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 18.3% of 200 failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 10% of 200 failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 6.9% of 200 failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Mercedes-Benz 200 failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Mercedes-Benz models
The most-tested Mercedes-Benz models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the 200.
- Used Mercedes-Benz A-Class 78.4% MOT pass rate
- Used Mercedes-Benz C-Class 74.7% MOT pass rate
- Used Mercedes-Benz E-Class 77.4% MOT pass rate
- Used Mercedes-Benz GLA 83.3% MOT pass rate
- Used Mercedes-Benz Vito 67.3% MOT pass rate
- Used Mercedes-Benz GLC 86.4% MOT pass rate
See all 35 Mercedes-Benz models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Mercedes-Benz 200 FAQs
Is the Mercedes-Benz 200 reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 74.3% first-time pass rate for the Mercedes-Benz 200 across 3,708 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Mercedes-Benz 200 cars fail their MOT more often?
Mercedes-Benz 200 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 83.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 72.9%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Mercedes-Benz 200?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Mercedes-Benz 200's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.