MercedesML Class MOT results

In 2025, 72.2% of Mercedes ML Class MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 62.8% for cars of the same age. 7.5% had at least one dangerous defect (9.1% for cars the same age). The typical Mercedes ML Class tested was 14 years old with 111,000 miles. Based on 28,485 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Mercedes ML Class cars are on the road

First-time pass: 72.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 62.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.7%passed after repair
Failed: 22.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.5%same age 9.1%
Typical mileage: 111,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mercedes ML ClassAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2015	3,092	81.5%	71.8%
2014	3,754	79.9%	68.5%
2013	4,036	79.8%	65.6%
2012	2,184	76.1%	63.2%
2011	2,356	70.2%	61.0%
2010	2,326	67.9%	59.1%
2009	1,737	67.4%	58.1%
2008	1,879	68.2%	57.0%
2007	1,707	67.8%	57.2%
2006	1,385	67.4%	56.8%
2005	760	60.3%	57.5%
2004	994	58.2%	57.5%
2003	745	59.9%	58.5%
2002	650	60.6%	59.4%
2001	373	57.9%	60.9%
2000	312	57.4%	62.2%
1999	165	63.6%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mercedes ML ClassAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	1,149	82.2%	79.1%	80,200
10-14 years	15,386	77.1%	65.7%	101,000
15-19 years	8,289	67.6%	57.6%	127,800
20-29 years	3,660	59.0%	59.6%	129,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mercedes ML 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
B Birmingham	West Midlands	805	2.8%	0.9×	76.6%
PE Peterborough	East of England	645	2.3%	1.2×	72.2%
RG Reading	South East	585	2.1%	1.4×	75.7%
GU Guildford	South East	537	1.9%	1.4×	71.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	514	1.8%	0.8×	77.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	503	1.8%	1.0×	72.8%
PO Portsmouth	South East	475	1.7%	1.2×	63.2%
CF Cardiff	Wales	441	1.5%	1.0×	70.5%
SO Southampton	South East	425	1.5%	1.2×	67.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	416	1.5%	0.9×	74.8%
RM Romford	London	413	1.4%	1.8×	76.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	408	1.4%	0.8×	73.0%
TN Tonbridge	South East	406	1.4%	1.1×	67.0%
M Manchester	North West	403	1.4%	0.9×	74.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	399	1.4%	1.3×	68.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	384	1.3%	1.1×	68.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	383	1.3%	1.0×	71.5%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	380	1.3%	1.1×	72.1%
N London N	London	374	1.3%	2.0×	80.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	364	1.3%	0.9×	77.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	364	1.3%	1.6×	72.8%
BN Brighton	South East	354	1.2%	1.0×	64.4%
GL Gloucester	South West	354	1.2%	1.0×	70.6%
BS Bristol	South West	353	1.2%	0.7×	64.9%
ME Rochester	South East	351	1.2%	1.2×	77.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	347	1.2%	0.9×	71.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	343	1.2%	0.9×	71.7%
RH Redhill	South East	338	1.2%	1.1×	71.6%
SA Swansea	Wales	334	1.2%	0.9×	72.8%
E London E	London	329	1.2%	1.4×	74.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	320	1.1%	1.2×	76.6%
SE London SE	London	320	1.1%	1.4×	78.4%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	316	1.1%	0.7×	77.8%
DE Derby	East Midlands	312	1.1%	0.8×	77.9%
TW Twickenham	London	311	1.1%	1.5×	76.8%
EX Exeter	South West	309	1.1%	1.0×	64.4%
SL Slough	South East	309	1.1%	1.5×	77.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	293	1.0%	1.0×	70.6%
CT Canterbury	South East	291	1.0%	1.3×	66.0%
L Liverpool	North West	285	1.0%	0.9×	77.9%
OX Oxford	South East	280	1.0%	0.9×	70.7%
UB Southall	London	276	1.0%	1.6×	79.3%
CR Croydon	London	275	1.0%	1.4×	76.4%
CH Chester	North West	272	1.0%	0.9×	68.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	270	0.9%	1.1×	77.8%
LL Llandudno	Wales	269	0.9%	1.0×	62.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	269	0.9%	0.9×	60.2%
EN Enfield	London	267	0.9%	1.6×	80.1%
PR Preston	North West	262	0.9%	1.0×	71.4%
SK Stockport	North West	259	0.9%	0.9×	69.5%
CO Colchester	East of England	256	0.9%	1.1×	69.5%
HA Harrow	London	256	0.9%	1.5×	78.5%
DA Dartford	South East	246	0.9%	1.2×	82.1%
NW London NW	London	246	0.9%	1.3×	76.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	244	0.9%	0.8×	74.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	236	0.8%	0.7×	76.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	234	0.8%	0.9×	80.8%
SN Swindon	South West	234	0.8%	0.9×	73.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	232	0.8%	1.1×	69.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	227	0.8%	0.6×	71.4%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	227	0.8%	0.8×	65.2%
LU Luton	East of England	226	0.8%	1.2×	81.4%
WA Warrington	North West	225	0.8%	0.8×	76.9%
TS Teesside	North East	224	0.8%	0.8×	72.8%
BA Bath	South West	223	0.8%	0.9×	61.4%
NP Newport	Wales	219	0.8%	0.9×	68.5%
IG Ilford	London	204	0.7%	1.6×	89.2%
TA Taunton	South West	204	0.7%	1.1×	59.8%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	203	0.7%	0.9×	68.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	194	0.7%	1.0×	62.9%
TR Truro	South West	194	0.7%	1.1×	60.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	192	0.7%	0.9×	73.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	187	0.7%	0.7×	75.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	187	0.7%	1.0×	82.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	187	0.7%	1.0×	71.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	179	0.6%	0.9×	71.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	179	0.6%	0.9×	66.5%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	179	0.6%	0.7×	83.2%
SW London SW	London	170	0.6%	1.4×	69.4%
CW Crewe	North West	157	0.6%	0.9×	70.1%
TQ Torquay	South West	153	0.5%	1.1×	56.9%
OL Oldham	North West	151	0.5%	0.8×	77.5%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	146	0.5%	0.9×	70.5%
BL Bolton	North West	145	0.5%	0.7×	76.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	143	0.5%	0.8×	73.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	142	0.5%	1.3×	61.3%
SP Salisbury	South West	139	0.5%	1.0×	64.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	137	0.5%	0.9×	62.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	126	0.4%	0.8×	61.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	124	0.4%	1.0×	62.1%
IV Inverness	Scotland	123	0.4%	1.0×	70.7%
W London W	London	122	0.4%	1.6×	74.6%
DH Durham	North East	119	0.4%	0.8×	74.8%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	117	0.4%	0.8×	80.3%
WD Watford	East of England	117	0.4%	1.0×	75.2%
DL Darlington	North East	108	0.4%	0.7×	63.9%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	105	0.4%	0.7×	70.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	99	0.3%	0.8×	77.8%
SM Sutton	London	97	0.3%	1.5×	82.5%
WN Wigan	North West	95	0.3%	0.7×	68.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	93	0.3%	0.7×	73.1%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	91	0.3%	0.6×	69.2%
TF Telford	West Midlands	89	0.3%	0.8×	79.8%
BR Bromley	London	88	0.3%	0.9×	76.1%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	88	0.3%	0.8×	60.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	81	0.3%	0.8×	63.0%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	80	0.3%	1.0×	72.5%
SR Sunderland	North East	80	0.3%	0.8×	78.8%
DD Dundee	Scotland	77	0.3%	0.7×	51.9%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	75	0.3%	0.6×	53.3%
PH Perth	Scotland	60	0.2%	0.7×	55.0%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	56	0.2%	0.8×	62.5%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	56	0.2%	1.0×	73.2%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	44	0.2%	0.6×	70.5%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	21	<0.1%	0.9×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	18	<0.1%	0.8×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	12	<0.1%	0.9×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,732	6.1%	0.8×	69.9%
North East	847	3.0%	0.7×	74.4%
North West	2,881	10.1%	0.9×	72.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,117	7.4%	0.8×	73.2%
Wales	1,284	4.5%	0.9×	68.8%
West Midlands	2,529	8.9%	0.9×	74.3%
East Midlands	1,707	6.0%	0.9×	72.6%
East of England	3,091	10.9%	1.1×	72.9%
London	4,112	14.4%	1.5×	77.5%
South East	5,210	18.3%	1.2×	71.2%
South West	2,973	10.4%	1.0×	64.8%

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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 ML ClassCars the same age

Lights and electrics11.8%16.3%
Brakes7.3%9.1%
Suspension7.2%14.3%
Tyres5.6%6.9%
Emissions and leaks4.4%4.7%
Body and structure3.4%5.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.0%5.6%
Steering1.8%3.1%
Seat belts and airbags1.3%1.6%

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

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Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.5%	3.5%	1.3×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.8%	4.2%	0.7×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.6%	2.0%	1.3×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.6%	3.0%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	2.6%	0.7×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.7%	1.6%	1.1×	100.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	1.5%	2.2%	0.7×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.4%	1.9%	0.7×	100.0%
Side repeaters: not working Lights and electrics	1.3%	0.6%	2.2×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.3%	2.0%	0.7×	0.0%

“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	20.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	16.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	9.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.1%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	4.1%
Coil spring: corroded	4.1%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.4%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	3.3%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	26,010	72.7%
Petrol	2,433	67.7%
Gas	41	63.4%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

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