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

The Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 973 individual Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz E 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 E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tested had covered 54,900 miles and was built around 2019.

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 Edition D Auto sits 11.9 points above the national average, ranked 913 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.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Autos at UK salvage auction.

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

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3% of tests (1.78x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.7% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.7% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.8% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
6. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 0.5% of tests (8.73x the national rate for this defect)
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.4% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
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, 0.3% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)

From 973 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 13.69% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz E 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 E 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 E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 26.1% of tests, also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7.9% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.1% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.7% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.5% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.6% of tests, also fails
7. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.7% of tests
8. A transmission shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated, 0.6% of tests (9.67x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.3% of tests
10. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests

From 973 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto tests, 2024.

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

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto's first-time pass rate has risen 1.8 points, from 88.6% to 90.4%, 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 Edition D Auto year:

• 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto - 88.6% first-time pass, 570 tests
• 2020 Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto - 90.4% first-time pass, 394 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%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque S D 4x2 - 88.6%
• Vauxhall Corsa E Sri Nav Premium - 88.6%
• Audi A3 S Line 35 Tdi S-A - 88.6%
• Vauxhall Corsa Griffin Edition - 88.6%
• Cupra Formentor V2 Phev S-A - 88.6%
• SEAT Arona Fr Sport Ecotsi - 88.6%

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?

Embed this data

Run a site about the Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto? Embed the real DVSA pass-rate badge free, linked back to this page.

<a href="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/mot/mercedes-benz-e-220-amg-line-edition-d-auto"><img src="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/badge/mercedes-benz-e-220-amg-line-edition-d-auto.svg" width="340" height="92" alt="Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto MOT Pass Rate: 88.6% - Salvage Prophet"></a>

Run a garage or parts site? Embed the Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto's top real failure reason instead, linked back here.

<a href="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/mot/mercedes-benz-e-220-amg-line-edition-d-auto"><img src="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/badge/failure/mercedes-benz-e-220-amg-line-edition-d-auto.svg" width="340" height="106" alt="Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto most common MOT failure: A tyre cords visible or damaged (3% of tests) - Salvage Prophet"></a>

All 2,005 models ranked by MOT pass rate