Mercedes-Benz E 220 Sport D Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz E 220 Sport D Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 826 individual Mercedes-Benz E 220 Sport D Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz E 220 Sport 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 Sport D Auto tested had covered 43,989 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 E 220 Sport D Auto sits 16.9 points above the national average, ranked 179 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 Sport D Auto

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
4. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.7% of tests (3.66x the national rate for this defect)
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.1% of tests
10. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.1% of tests

From 824 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Sport D Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.1% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz E 220 Sport 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 Sport 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 Sport D Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.4% of tests, also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7.5% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.9% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.8% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.5% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.8% of tests, also fails
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.7% of tests
8. A transmission shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated, 0.5% of tests (7.61x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
10. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.1% of tests, also fails

From 824 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 220 Sport D Auto tests, 2024.

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

• Volvo Xc40 Inscription T4 Recharge A - 93.6%
• MG Zs Trophy Ev - 93.6%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla 220 Amg Line Prem + D 4m A - 93.6%
• Mclaren 570 - 93.6%
• Bentley Flying Spur - 93.6%
• Mercedes-Benz A 200 Amg Line Ed Executive A - 93.6%

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?

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