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Buying a used Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz averaged 80.28% across 985,227 initial MOT tests in 2025, against a 77.3% average for all cars. Pick a model below for its own figures, what it fails on, and what to check on the specific car.

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Mercedes-Benz models

ModelMOT pass rate TestsAvg miles
A 180 92.59%6,992 27,190
GLB 91.61%11,201 34,778
EQA 91.52%7,074 32,204
C 200 91.4%2,466 26,453
A 250 90.18%14,734 44,660
C 220 89.45%2,075 41,157
GLE 88.79%33,033 58,174
AMG 88.11%1,716 26,978
GLC 88.01%81,421 55,968
A 200 88%8,374 44,437
GLS 87.83%1,874 69,059
E 220 87.62%6,881 58,928
EQB 86.61%2,263 30,677
E 300 86.5%1,800 52,842
SLC 86.37%8,269 37,547
GL 86.11%3,088 102,326
S-Class 85.97%23,727 96,755
GLA 85.48%86,803 54,185
SL 85.22%20,389 69,100
EQC 85.21%12,414 37,050
CLA 83.53%72,854 60,094
Unclassified 82.64%2,765 77,434
300 81.76%2,632 112,109
CL 81.38%2,852 92,636
ML 77.87%28,598 112,981
A-Class 77.86%233,512 74,599
R-Class 77.62%1,725 124,668
CLS 77.58%22,037 95,266
190 E 77.01%1,927 120,198
SLK 75.48%54,115 71,795
Sprinter 75.47%22,807 131,026
B-Class 74.91%60,783 77,807
Vito 73.61%84,511 142,978
Viano 72.68%4,996 152,919
Citan 69.89%19,617 105,590
CLK 68.85%25,001 104,273
CLC 62.79%7,901 103,229

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