Mercedes-Benz Ml — reliability by registration year

2002–2015 · 14 registration years · 27,160 first tests

2013 breaks the run — 1.8 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Ml 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.

Mercedes-Benz Ml first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2015 3,031 81.3% 85.0% Coil spring (rear) 15.0%
2014 3,654 79.7% 83.5% Coil spring (rear) 18.1%
2013 3,959 79.7% 84.3% Coil spring (rear) 16.8%
1.8 pp better than the years either side What failed 2013 Mls most often: Coil spring (rear) (16.8%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (11.3%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (9.3%)
2012 2,402 76.3% 80.9% Coil spring (rear) 16.5%
2011 2,327 69.9% 75.6% Position lamp (front) 15.1%
2010 2,334 67.7% 73.9% Position lamp (front) 12.7%
2009 1,700 66.5% 73.5% Side repeaters 16.0%
2008 1,811 67.5% 74.7% Coil spring (rear) 12.3%
2007 1,649 66.8% 74.2% Position lamp (front) 14.3%
2006 1,315 67.3% 74.8%
2005 724 59.4% 68.4%
2004 937 56.7% 64.7% Position lamp (front) 12.9%
2003 698 58.6% 64.8%
2002 619 59.5% 66.6%

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