Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 639 individual Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate86.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+10 points
Tests analysed639
Average mileage at test41,524 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank1,124 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 86.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport 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 Eqv 300 Sport Premium tested had covered 41,524 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. On a Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premiums actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium

  1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 5% of tests (4.1x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.2% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.9% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
  6. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.8% of tests (4.89x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests
  8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests
  9. 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 (2.63x the national rate for this defect)
  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., 0.3% of tests

From 1,087 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 16.11% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Eqv 300 Sport Premium defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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