1,143 tests in 2025
Mercedes-Benz Eqv reliability and MOT pass rate
89.3% passed first time. The 10.7% fail rate is 11.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 4 years old with 44,638 miles.
MOT pass rates / Mercedes-Benz
Pass rate
89.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 10.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
44,638 mi
4 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,039 | 11.2% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Eqv 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.
- Tyres50 dangerous50.8%
- Body, chassis, structure27%
- Brakes3 dangerous13.9%
- Visibility12.3%
- Suspension10.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.5%
- Identification of the vehicle0.8%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Eqv in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt33 tests
- 2Condition: has ply or cords exposed31 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords20 tests
- 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively13 tests
- 5Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements10 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm9 tests
- 7Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak6 tests
- 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn6 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Eqv collects 1.72 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 1.6mm121 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure18 tests
- 3Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak18 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm16 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre14 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt13 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords10 tests
- 8Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened9 tests
Questions
What is the Mercedes-Benz Eqv MOT pass rate?
89.3% of the 1,143 Mercedes-Benz Eqv first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 10.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Mercedes-Benz Eqv usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 33 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has ply or cords exposed" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 50.8% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 27% of failures, brakes appears in 13.9% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 11.2%; at 3-5 years it was 11.2%. The median Mercedes-Benz Eqv tested in 2025 was 4 years old with 44,638 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 Eqv trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Mercedes-Benz models
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