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Mercedes-Benz C reliability
MOT pass rates & common faults·646,899 DVSA tests·2024
Across 646,899 real DVSA MOT tests in 2024, 79% of Mercedes-Benz C cars aged 8 to 12 years pass their MOT first time, ahead of the 73% average for all cars of that age. It holds up especially well on steering and body & structure.
79%
Strong for its agepass first time (8 to 12 years)
Strong for its age · beats 59% of peers
+5.4 pts
MOT pass rate by age
Up to 3 years
3,456 tests · fleet 89%
90%
4 to 7 years
193,932 tests · fleet 85%
87%
8 to 12 years
264,334 tests · fleet 73%
79%
13 years and older
185,177 tests · fleet 61%
65%
Where the C fails
Suspension95
Brakes96
Body & structure100
Steering100
Tyres95
Lights & electrics98
Holds up better on steering, body & structure, lights & electrics.
Share of 8 to 12 years Mercedes-Benz C MOTs with no fault in each area; the marker shows the fleet average. OGL v3.0.
How it tends to age
How the Mercedes-Benz C tends to age
The MOT areas flagged most often on Mercedes-Benz C models 13 years and older. It is the model’s typical pattern across millions of tests, not a forecast for this specific car.
- Suspension · flagged on ~11% of MOTsGrows with age
- Lights & electrics · flagged on ~8% of MOTsGrows with age
- Brakes · flagged on ~7% of MOTsGrows with age
- Tyres · flagged on ~5% of MOTs
Common questions
Is the Mercedes-Benz C reliable?
On 2024 MOT data the Mercedes-Benz C holds up well for its age: 79% of examples aged 8 to 12 years pass first time, against a 73% fleet average. That puts it ahead of 59% of similar-age models.
What is the MOT pass rate for a Mercedes-Benz C?
First-time MOT pass rates for the Mercedes-Benz C in 2024: up to 3 years, 90%; 4 to 7 years, 87%; 8 to 12 years, 79%; and 13 years and older, 65%. Pass rates fall with age across the whole fleet, so compare each figure with cars of the same age, not with a new car.
What commonly fails on a Mercedes-Benz C MOT?
For Mercedes-Benz C cars aged up to 3 years, the areas that fail an MOT more often than the fleet average are tyres (4.2% of tests vs 3% fleet).
Other Mercedes-Benz models
Check a Mercedes-Benz C’s full history