Mercedes-Benz Slc — reliability by registration year

2016–2020 · 5 registration years · 8,467 first tests

2017 breaks the run — 3.8 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Slc 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.

Mercedes-Benz Slc first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2020 574 89.2% 91.1%
2019 957 88.4% 90.1%
2018 1,441 88.6% 89.7%
2017 3,309 82.3% 84.0% Tyres — Condition (front) 20.0%
3.8 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2017 Slcs most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (20.0%) · Ball joint (front) (16.2%) · Coil spring (rear) (8.9%)
2016 2,186 83.5% 85.5% Tyres — Condition (front) 21.9%

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