MercedesEQA Class MOT results

In 2025, 89.5% of Mercedes EQA Class MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 88.1% for cars of the same age. 3.7% had at least one dangerous defect (3.8% for cars the same age). The typical Mercedes EQA Class tested was 3 years old with 29,300 miles. Based on 9,336 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Mercedes EQA Class cars are on the road

First-time pass: 89.5%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 88.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.4%passed after repair
Failed: 9.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 3.7%same age 3.8%
Typical mileage: 29,300at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mercedes EQA ClassAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2024	156	87.8%	94.0%
2023	215	88.8%	91.7%
2022	4,467	88.2%	88.5%
2021	4,488	90.9%	87.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mercedes EQA ClassAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	7,236	90.1%	87.4%	29,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mercedes EQA Class is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
SK Stockport	North West	341	3.7%	3.6×	92.7%
NW London NW	London	310	3.3%	5.0×	93.2%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	209	2.2%	0.7×	89.5%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	198	2.1%	2.0×	89.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	194	2.1%	2.5×	92.8%
RG Reading	South East	176	1.9%	1.2×	92.6%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	163	1.7%	0.8×	93.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	162	1.7%	0.9×	88.3%
BL Bolton	North West	159	1.7%	2.2×	91.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	158	1.7%	1.0×	84.2%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	155	1.7%	1.4×	94.8%
G Glasgow	Scotland	146	1.6%	1.0×	86.3%
L Liverpool	North West	141	1.5%	1.4×	87.9%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	140	1.5%	1.3×	95.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	138	1.5%	1.2×	82.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	137	1.5%	1.5×	89.1%
DA Dartford	South East	135	1.4%	2.0×	89.6%
GU Guildford	South East	134	1.4%	1.1×	85.8%
TW Twickenham	London	133	1.4%	2.0×	93.2%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	131	1.4%	0.8×	90.1%
WA Warrington	North West	131	1.4%	1.4×	89.3%
BS Bristol	South West	130	1.4%	0.8×	86.9%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	128	1.4%	0.9×	85.9%
PR Preston	North West	128	1.4%	1.5×	88.3%
SE London SE	London	128	1.4%	1.8×	93.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	127	1.4%	0.7×	87.4%
SO Southampton	South East	127	1.4%	1.1×	92.9%
CF Cardiff	Wales	124	1.3%	0.8×	84.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	124	1.3%	1.0×	90.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	123	1.3%	1.0×	94.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	116	1.2%	0.9×	87.9%
BN Brighton	South East	115	1.2%	1.0×	85.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	115	1.2%	0.9×	92.2%
RM Romford	London	113	1.2%	1.5×	89.4%
PO Portsmouth	South East	112	1.2%	0.9×	92.0%
CH Chester	North West	107	1.1%	1.0×	93.5%
IG Ilford	London	106	1.1%	2.6×	96.2%
SG Stevenage	East of England	106	1.1%	1.6×	84.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	106	1.1%	1.0×	90.6%
CR Croydon	London	105	1.1%	1.7×	90.5%
ME Rochester	South East	103	1.1%	1.0×	92.2%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	99	1.1%	1.5×	87.9%
OX Oxford	South East	98	1.0%	0.9×	90.8%
E London E	London	97	1.0%	1.3×	96.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	94	1.0%	1.1×	94.7%
EX Exeter	South West	90	1.0%	0.9×	84.4%
HA Harrow	London	90	1.0%	1.6×	95.6%
RH Redhill	South East	88	0.9%	0.9×	81.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	82	0.9%	0.7×	90.2%
WD Watford	East of England	82	0.9%	2.2×	79.3%
TS Teesside	North East	80	0.9%	0.9×	86.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	73	0.8%	0.7×	86.3%
M Manchester	North West	72	0.8%	0.5×	94.4%
UB Southall	London	72	0.8%	1.2×	84.7%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	70	0.7%	1.5×	90.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	69	0.7%	0.9×	88.4%
SL Slough	South East	69	0.7%	1.0×	82.6%
N London N	London	66	0.7%	1.1×	93.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	66	0.7%	1.0×	86.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	65	0.7%	0.7×	83.1%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	62	0.7%	1.5×	80.6%
PH Perth	Scotland	62	0.7%	2.2×	93.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	62	0.7%	0.7×	90.3%
BH Bournemouth	South West	61	0.7%	0.6×	96.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	59	0.6%	0.9×	86.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	58	0.6%	1.5×	87.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	56	0.6%	0.7×	91.1%
SN Swindon	South West	55	0.6%	0.7×	87.3%
TR Truro	South West	55	0.6%	1.0×	94.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	54	0.6%	0.5×	85.2%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	53	0.6%	0.8×	94.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	51	0.5%	0.8×	76.5%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	50	0.5%	1.9×	86.0%
NR Norwich	East of England	48	0.5%	0.4×	81.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	47	0.5%	0.6×	91.5%
TA Taunton	South West	47	0.5%	0.8×	89.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	47	0.5%	0.9×	78.7%
SW London SW	London	44	0.5%	1.1×	95.5%
SR Sunderland	North East	43	0.5%	1.4×	83.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	42	0.4%	0.6×	81.0%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	42	0.4%	1.1×	81.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	41	0.4%	1.0×	87.8%
EN Enfield	London	40	0.4%	0.7×	95.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	40	0.4%	0.8×	100.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	40	0.4%	0.6×	90.0%
BA Bath	South West	39	0.4%	0.5×	89.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	39	0.4%	0.7×	79.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	38	0.4%	0.5×	81.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	36	0.4%	0.7×	86.1%
LU Luton	East of England	35	0.4%	0.6×	85.7%
LL Llandudno	Wales	33	0.4%	0.4×	97.0%
W London W	London	33	0.4%	1.3×	97.0%
OL Oldham	North West	31	0.3%	0.5×	96.8%
CW Crewe	North West	30	0.3%	0.5×	86.7%
BR Bromley	London	29	0.3%	0.9×	–
WN Wigan	North West	25	0.3%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	24	0.3%	0.6×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	0.2%	0.3×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	21	0.2%	0.6×	–
DH Durham	North East	21	0.2%	0.5×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	21	0.2%	0.5×	–
NP Newport	Wales	19	0.2%	0.2×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	16	0.2%	0.4×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	15	0.2%	0.4×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	13	0.1%	0.2×	–
DL Darlington	North East	13	0.1%	0.2×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.1%	0.6×	–
SM Sutton	London	12	0.1%	0.6×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	12	0.1%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	10	0.1%	0.3×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	8	<0.1%	0.2×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	7	<0.1%	0.1×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	700	7.5%	1.0×	86.9%
North East	315	3.4%	0.8×	85.7%
North West	1,312	14.1%	1.2×	90.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	799	8.6%	0.9×	91.5%
Wales	230	2.5%	0.5×	87.0%
West Midlands	722	7.7%	0.8×	88.2%
East Midlands	541	5.8%	0.8×	90.2%
East of England	831	8.9%	0.9×	87.1%
London	1,572	16.8%	1.8×	93.1%
South East	1,646	17.6%	1.1×	88.9%
South West	668	7.2%	0.7×	87.4%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Mercedes EQA ClassCars the same age

Tyres7.0%4.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.6%2.8%
Lights and electrics1.0%2.6%
Suspension0.9%0.9%
Brakes0.2%1.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.2%0.3%
Body and structure0.1%0.3%
Steering0.0%0.1%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Mercedes EQA Class tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	3.6%	1.9%	1.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.7%	1.2%	1.4×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.5%	1.0%	1.5×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.0%	1.9%	0.5×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.5%	0.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	0.5%	0.0%	–	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.4%	0.6%	0.7×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.3%	0.8%	0.4×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	0.3%	0.1%	3.0×	0.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.3%	0.4%	0.8×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	18.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.9%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.5%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.1%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	2.1%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.0%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	0.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	0.6%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	0.5%
Non-component advisories: Items removed from driver's view prior to test	0.5%

MOT results for every model