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Reliability report

Mercedes-Benz reliability by model

38 Mercedes-Benz models compared with the average car of the same age – based on UK MOT tests, cross-checked with Dutch APK and Lithuanian inspections.

Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mercedes-Benz C-Class
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
21.8% / 24.4%
🇳🇱 APK defects
44.6% / 50.6%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
20.3% / 23.6%
🇳🇱 APK defects
45.1% / 50.1%
Mercedes-Benz A-Class
better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
18.2% / 20.0%
🇳🇱 APK defects
48.1% / 55.0%
Mercedes-Benz B-Class
better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
24.6% / 26.3%
🇳🇱 APK defects
41.7% / 52.0%
Mercedes-Benz Vito
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
26.6% / 23.4%
🇳🇱 APK defects
52.2% / 40.2%
Mercedes-Benz CLA
worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
17.1% / 16.4%
🇳🇱 APK defects
35.7% / 39.3%
Mercedes-Benz GLA
better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
16.7% / 17.8%
🇳🇱 APK defects
30.3% / 39.0%
Mercedes-Benz GLC
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
12.6% / 15.5%
🇳🇱 APK defects
35.5% / 35.8%
Mercedes-Benz SLK
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
24.5% / 30.4%
🇳🇱 APK defects
52.1% / 64.5%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
24.5% / 26.2%
🇳🇱 APK defects
67.1% / 40.2%
Mercedes-Benz GLE
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
11.2% / 15.0%
🇳🇱 APK defects
30.9% / 35.3%
Mercedes-Benz ML
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
22.3% / 29.8%
🇳🇱 APK defects
70.4% / 62.5%
Mercedes-Benz CLK
better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
31.2% / 33.3%
🇳🇱 APK defects
63.0% / 66.1%
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
14.1% / 24.8%
🇳🇱 APK defects
51.9% / 50.4%
Mercedes-Benz CLS
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
22.6% / 26.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
53.0% / 60.6%
Mercedes-Benz Citan
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
30.5% / 18.8%
🇳🇱 APK defects
52.5% / 39.6%
Mercedes-Benz SL
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
14.8% / 29.7%
Mercedes-Benz V-Class
better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
15.8% / 16.8%
🇳🇱 APK defects
48.8% / 36.6%
Mercedes-Benz CLC
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
37.3% / 33.0%
🇳🇱 APK defects
62.0% / 64.7%
Mercedes-Benz SLC
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
13.6% / 17.4%
Mercedes-Benz Viano
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
27.4% / 30.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
60.2% / 57.1%
Mercedes-Benz EQA
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
8.6% / 9.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
25.6% / 27.0%
Mercedes-Benz EQC
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
11.4% / 9.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
31.4% / 28.8%
Mercedes-Benz GLB
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
8.8% / 9.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
26.8% / 27.0%
Mercedes-Benz X-Class
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
15.8% / 14.4%
Mercedes-Benz 300
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
18.3% / 31.4%
🇳🇱 APK defects
68.7% / 68.4%
Mercedes-Benz AMG
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
13.1% / 9.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
31.3% / 36.2%
Mercedes-Benz GL
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
14.1% / 27.7%
Mercedes-Benz CL
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
19.9% / 32.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
58.2% / 66.3%
Mercedes-Benz Marco
better than average
🇳🇱 APK defects
34.7% / 36.5%
Mercedes-Benz R-Class
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
23.0% / 32.1%
🇳🇱 APK defects
59.4% / 64.7%
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
7.4% / 11.5%
🇳🇱 APK defects
53.6% / 67.1%
Mercedes-Benz GLS
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
12.3% / 16.9%
Mercedes-Benz EQV
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
13.8% / 9.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
39.5% / 27.0%
Mercedes-Benz Evito
much worse than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
16.3% / 9.9%
🇳🇱 APK defects
51.3% / 27.0%
Mercedes-Benz GLK
much better than average
🇳🇱 APK defects
50.8% / 58.9%
Mercedes-Benz GT
much better than average
🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
6.8% / 18.3%
Mercedes-Benz SL
much better than average
🇳🇱 APK defects
43.4% / 66.5%

The figure after the slash is the average for cars of the same age in that country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Photos: Wikimedia Commons – authors and licences on the model pages.