Mercedes-Benz E-Class — reliability by registration year
1994–2022 · 24 registration years · 210,325 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every E-Class registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,823 | 86.7% | 88.1% | Tyres — Condition (front) 36.7% |
| 2021 | 5,439 | 86.7% | 88.0% | Tyres — Condition (front) 35.2% |
| 2020 | 8,987 | 85.3% | 86.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 37.0% |
| 2019 | 18,126 | 84.7% | 86.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 29.0% |
| 2018 | 18,699 | 83.2% | 85.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 24.2% |
| 2017 | 19,815 | 82.6% | 85.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 18.4% |
| 2016 | 18,607 | 80.9% | 83.8% | Tyres — Condition (front) 16.9% |
| 2015 | 19,522 | 77.4% | 80.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 15.0% |
| 2014 | 18,459 | 74.9% | 77.2% | Tyres — Condition (front) 14.5% |
| 2013 | 16,872 | 70.6% | 73.4% | Tyres — Condition (front) 12.6% |
| 1.1 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2013 E-Classs most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (12.6%) · Coil spring (front) (10.0%) · Tread depth (rear) (9.7%) | ||||
| 2012 | 12,962 | 68.4% | 71.7% | Ball joint (front) 11.5% |
| 1.4 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2012 E-Classs most often: Ball joint (front) (11.5%) · Coil spring (front) (11.1%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (10.8%) | ||||
| 2011 | 11,790 | 69.1% | 72.2% | Ball joint (front) 11.9% |
| 2010 | 9,946 | 68.6% | 72.1% | Rbt (sp) 12.0% |
| 2009 | 5,810 | 69.6% | 73.4% | Ball joint (front) 15.9% |
| 2008 | 3,705 | 69.7% | 74.3% | Ball joint (front) 21.5% |
| 2007 | 4,547 | 70.9% | 75.6% | Ball joint (front) 22.5% |
| 2006 | 2,945 | 68.5% | 73.2% | Ball joint (front) 22.1% |
| 2005 | 3,241 | 66.3% | 71.9% | Ball joint (front) 22.1% |
| 2004 | 3,206 | 68.1% | 72.7% | Ball joint (front) 20.3% |
| 2003 | 2,313 | 67.7% | 72.9% | Ball joint (front) 15.9% |
| 2002 | 760 | 66.7% | 73.2% | |
| 2001 | 554 | 65.3% | 72.4% | |
| 1995 | 635 | 71.5% | 77.8% | Catalyst emissions 27.8% |
| 1994 | 562 | 76.7% | 80.4% | |