2,142 tests in 2025
Mercedes-Benz Eqe reliability and MOT pass rate
94.7% passed first time. The 5.3% fail rate is 17.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 2 years old with 37,898 miles.
MOT pass rates / Mercedes-Benz
Pass rate
94.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 5.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
0.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
37,898 mi
2 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 479 | 10% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Eqe fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres96 dangerous86.7%
- Suspension6.2%
- Body, chassis, structure5.3%
- Visibility5.3%
- Road Wheels4.4%
- Brakes4 dangerous2.7%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1.8%
- Identification of the vehicle0.9%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Eqe in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords31 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm23 tests
- 3Condition: has ply or cords exposed20 tests
- 4Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure19 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure7 tests
- 6Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure6 tests
- 7Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative6 tests
- 8Attachment: fixing missing5 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Eqe collects 1.75 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm183 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords66 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick36 tests
- 4Registration plates: inscription illegible28 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm27 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure23 tests
- 7Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure20 tests
- 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn15 tests
Questions
What is the Mercedes-Benz Eqe MOT pass rate?
94.7% of the 2,142 Mercedes-Benz Eqe first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 5.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 0.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Mercedes-Benz Eqe usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 31 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Condition: has ply or cords exposed". By section, tyres appears in 86.7% of failures, suspension appears in 6.2% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 5.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 10%; at 3-5 years it was 10%. The median Mercedes-Benz Eqe tested in 2025 was 2 years old with 37,898 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Eqe trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 10 safety recalls naming the Mercedes-Benz Eqe: Mercedes-Benz Eqe recalls.
Other Mercedes-Benz models
Checking a particular Eqe?
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