Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,011 individual Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line Premiums 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 Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium tested had covered 26,499 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 Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium sits 12.4 points above the national average, ranked 849 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 Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.3% of tests (2.98x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.2% of tests
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
10. A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.1% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,007 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.24% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium 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 Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium

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 Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 34.8% of tests (2.25x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 34.7% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.8% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.7% of tests
5. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
6. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests, also fails
7. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests
8. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.2% of tests
9. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.1% of tests
10. Brake fluid below minimum mark, 0.1% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,007 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Eqa 250 Amg Line Premium 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%

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• Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto - 89.1%
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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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