Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,117 individual Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matics 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 Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic tested had covered 34,741 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 Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic sits 12.5 points above the national average, ranked 827 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 Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic

1. Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes, 0.5% of tests (4.57x the national rate for this defect)
2. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.7% of tests (4x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 4.1% of tests (2.45x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.4% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.1% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests
10. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.2% of tests

From 3,109 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.84% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic 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 Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic

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 Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 44.4% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.1% of tests, also fails
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.1% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.1% of tests
5. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.5% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests

From 3,109 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic tests, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic's first-time pass rate has fallen 1 points, from 90.1% to 89.1%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic year:

• 2020 Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic - 90.1% first-time pass, 1,492 tests
• 2021 Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line 4matic - 89.1% first-time pass, 1,489 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

• Volvo Xc90 Inscript Pro T8 Phev A A - 89.3%
• Mitsubishi Outlander Dynamic Phev Cvt - 89.2%
• Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tdi - 89.2%
• Hyundai Tucson Se Connect T-Gdi - 89.2%
• Renault Clio S Edition Tce - 89.2%
• Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed Cvt - 89.2%

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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