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Mercedes-Benz E-Class: tyres MOT failures

8.4% of 488,758 MOT tests on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class in 2023–2024 failed on tyres, against 6.4% for all cars. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, Mercedes-Benz E-Classs failed on tyres 26% more often than comparable cars, from 41,180 tests with a tyres failure.

488,758 MOT tests on 243,352 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto

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At a glance

Mercedes-Benz E-Class tyres MOT failures at a glance
FigureValueBasis
Tests failed on tyres8.4%41,180 of 488,758 tests
All cars6.4%n = 65,477,892
vs similar cars+26%same age, mileage and fuel

Tyres items that fail most

Mercedes-Benz E-Class tyres MOT failure items
ItemAreaShare of tests
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mmTyres2.71%
Condition: has ply or cords exposedTyres2.32%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cordsTyres1.68%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structureTyres1.08%

By registration year

Mercedes-Benz E-Class tyres MOT failures by registration year
RegisteredTestsFailed on itvs similar cars
20216,6748.4%+57%
202021,4229.5%+85%
201943,2158.4%+59%
201843,4838.4%+47%
201745,9337.8%+24%
201642,0828.4%+27%
201543,6129.3%+32%
201441,2469.6%+33%
201338,2839.4%+27%
201229,8398.8%+16%
201127,7738.4%+9%
201023,7678.3%+6%
200914,3117.8%-2%
20089,2407.5%-6%
200711,7507.4%-7%
20067,9567.7%+1%
20059,0627.4%+1%
20049,1636.9%Same
20036,7196.7%+3%
20022,2675.8%-5%
20011,5925.8%+7%
20001,1955.3%+6%
19991,0815.3%+24%
19981,2025.0%+47%
19976733.9%+31%
19961,0583.2%+4%
19951,5722.7%-14%
19941,4062.7%-14%
19933864.1%+33%

What this does and doesn't tell you

A higher failure rate on tyres can reflect the design, typical use or how often owners replace parts before the MOT. It doesn't tell you about any one car: a specific Mercedes-Benz E-Class's MOT history does. See MOT check.

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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.

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