Mercedes-Benz E 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz E 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 543 individual Mercedes-Benz E 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz E 300 Amg Line Edition De 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 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto tested had covered 57,933 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 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto sits 15.7 points above the national average, ranked 327 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 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.9% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.8% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
4. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.6% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
5. 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, 0.4% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this defect)
6. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
7. Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured and affecting the driver's view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror, 0.2% of tests (2.83x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
10. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests

From 542 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 13.41% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz E 300 Amg Line Edition De 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 300 Amg Line Edition De 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 300 Amg Line Edition De Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 22.9% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.3% of tests, also fails
3. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.7% of tests
4. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1.5% of tests (1.74x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.1% of tests, also fails
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.7% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.4% of tests

From 542 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz E 300 Amg Line Edition De 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

• Audi A6 Sport 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 92.4%
• Vauxhall Astra Business Edition Nav T - 92.4%
• Audi S4 Black Edition Tdi Quattro A - 92.4%
• Volkswagen T-Roc - 92.3%
• Fiat Swift - 92.3%
• Vauxhall Corsa Elite Edition - 92.3%

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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