Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,730 individual Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate82.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+6 points
Tests analysed2,730
Average mileage at test42,979 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank1,349 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 82.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 17 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + 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 Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A tested had covered 42,979 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 Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A sits 6 points above the national average, ranked 1,349 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.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A

  1. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 7.2% of tests (122.23x the national rate for this defect)
  2. 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, 1.1% of tests (5.49x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.7% of tests (3.1x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 4.1% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
  7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests

From 2,725 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 26.97% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + 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 Lne Ngt Ed Prm + 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 Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A before it actually fails on it.

  1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 2% of tests (1.86x the national rate for this advisory)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 15.1% of tests, also fails
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.9% of tests, also fails
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5.7% of tests, also fails
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.6% of tests, also fails
  6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.3% of tests
  7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.8% of tests
  8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
  9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
  10. A transmission shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated, 0.1% of tests (2.3x the national rate for this advisory)

From 2,725 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A tests, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.7 points, from 84.1% to 83.4%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Lne Ngt Ed Prm + D A year:

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