Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 980 individual Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D As 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 E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A tested had covered 53,552 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A sits 12.1 points above the national average, ranked 890 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 E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 5.1% of tests (3.04x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.9% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.5% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.2% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
6. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 0.6% of tests (10.39x the national rate for this defect)
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.2% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.2% of tests (3.21x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests

From 981 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 16.67% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A 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 E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A

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 E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A before it actually fails on it.

1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.7% of tests (1.62x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.1% of tests, also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.8% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.9% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.3% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.8% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests, also fails
9. A transmission shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated, 0.4% of tests (6.39x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.2% of tests

From 981 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A tests, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A's first-time pass rate has risen 2.7 points, from 87.4% to 90.1%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A year:

• 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A - 87.4% first-time pass, 494 tests
• 2020 Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Ed Prem D A - 90.1% first-time pass, 473 tests

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• Mercedes-Benz C - 77.4%
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - 78.7%
• Mercedes-Benz E - 79.2%
• Mercedes-Benz A - 89.5%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito - 72.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla - 85.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glc - 87.8%
• Mercedes-Benz B-Class - 74.7%

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• Audi A4 S Ln Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 88.8%
• Jaguar F-Pace Rdynamic S D Mhev Awd A - 88.8%
• Hyundai Tucson N Ln48v Mhev Crdi2wd Sa - 88.8%
• Ford Kuga Titanium Ecoblue - 88.8%
• Land Rover R Rover Velar Rdyn Se D Mhev A - 88.8%
• Audi Q3 S Line Black Ed 35 Tfsi - 88.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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