Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 4.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,126 individual Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate80.9%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+4.2 points
Tests analysed2,126
Average mileage at test30,421 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank1,410 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 80.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 19 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4ms 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 Premium + 4m tested had covered 30,421 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 Premium + 4m sits 4.2 points above the national average, ranked 1,410 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 Premium + 4m

  1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 12.9% of tests (7.69x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 1.2% of tests (6.67x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.9% of tests (2.83x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.6% of tests
  5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
  6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.4% of tests
  7. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 0.4% of tests (6.61x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests
  9. Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes, 0.3% of tests (2.17x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests

From 1,542 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 18.91% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m 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 Premium + 4m

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 Premium + 4m before it actually fails on it.

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 34.2% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.3% of tests, also fails
  3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 3.5% of tests
  4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3% of tests, also fails
  5. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.1% of tests
  6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
  7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests
  8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
  9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests, also fails
  10. Any part of the noise suppression system insecure, 0.2% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,542 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m tests, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Mercedes-Benz Eqc 400 Amg Line Premium + 4m's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.5 points, from 82% to 81.5%, 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 Premium + 4m year:

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