Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 897 individual Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+13.6 points
Tests analysed897
Average mileage at test36,620 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank657 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tested had covered 36,620 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto sits 13.6 points above the national average, ranked 657 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.2% of tests
  3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.9% of tests
  4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.9% of tests
  5. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.7% of tests (3.37x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
  8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  9. A transmission shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated, 0.2% of tests (21.54x the national rate for this defect)
  10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.2% of tests

From 895 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.07% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto before it actually fails on it.

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 33.5% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 15.4% of tests, also fails
  3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.2% of tests, also fails
  4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.6% of tests
  5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.6% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.5% of tests
  7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.8% of tests, also fails
  8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
  9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.6% of tests
  10. A transmission shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated, 0.3% of tests (5.25x the national rate for this advisory), also fails

From 895 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tests, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz C 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto year:

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