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Mercedes-Benz MOT Pass Rate 2022

How often did a Mercedes-Benz pass its MOT first time in 2022? Here’s the year-keyed pass-rate estimate, the change vs the prior year, top advisories, and how it sits against the UK national average.

By Bertram Sargla, Founder, MOT CheckupLast updated: 2026-05-16Data sourced from DVSA

Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rate 2022: approximately 80.3% (failure rate 19.7%) — that’s 16.3 pp above the UK national first-time pass rate of 64%. The Mercedes-Benz brand-wide pass-rate baseline is 80.9%; this year-keyed figure adjusts for the typical age-related variation between recent test years.

Mercedes-Benz · MOT pass rate · 2022

80.3%

Implied failure rate: 19.7% · UK average: 64%

vs 2021 (79.7%):+0.6 pp

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How Mercedes-Benz 2022 compares

Mercedes-Benz’s 2022 first-time MOT pass rate of 80.3% sits above the UK national figure of 64% for that period. Pass rates tend to rise slowly year on year as newer, better-built cars enter the testable fleet and older, end-of-life vehicles attrit out — so a 1-2 pp gap between adjacent years is normal at brand level.

Mercedes-Benz 202280.3%
UK average (64%)64%
Mercedes-Benz brand baseline80.9%

Top advisory and failure categories for Mercedes-Benz

These are the categories most likely to trigger an MOT advisory or failure on a Mercedes-Benz across 22 models in our dataset — aggregated for the same period this page covers.

1

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

15%
2

Suspension

14.2%
3

Brakes

12.3%
4

Tyres

9.9%
5

Exhaust, fuel and emissions

8.1%

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Mercedes-Benz pass rate 2021

Year-on-year comparison: 79.7%.

Mercedes-Benz pass rate 2023

See the more recent year-keyed estimate.

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Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rate 2022 — FAQ

What was the Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rate in 2022?
In 2022, the Mercedes-Benz first-time MOT pass rate was approximately 80.3% — 16.3 pp above the UK national average of 64%. The corresponding failure rate is 19.7%.
How did the Mercedes-Benz pass rate change between 2021 and 2022?
The Mercedes-Benz pass rate moved from 79.7% in 2021 to 80.3% in 2022 — an improvement of 0.6 percentage points. Year-on-year movement at brand level is usually small; vehicle age and maintenance still dominate.
Is a 80.3% pass rate good for Mercedes-Benz in 2022?
Against the UK national first-time MOT pass rate of 64%, Mercedes-Benz's 80.3% in 2022 is better than average. The figure is brand-wide; individual models and years vary significantly.
Are these pass rates official DVSA figures?
These year-keyed pass rates are MOT Checkup's modelled estimates, anchored to the Mercedes-Benz brand-average pass rate (80.9%) and adjusted for the typical age-related variation between recent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.

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Source: MOT Checkup analysis. Year-keyed pass rates are modelled estimates anchored on the Mercedes-Benz brand-average pass rate of 80.9% derived from our reliability dataset, with an explicit age-related adjustment between adjacent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.