Mercedes-Benz · MOT reliability data
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The C-Class is Mercedes-Benz's most commonly tested model, competing with the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4.
Mercedes-Benz · MOT reliability data
The C-Class is Mercedes-Benz's most commonly tested model, competing with the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4.
74.14%
MOT pass rate
Saloon / estate
Segment
Petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid
Fuel types available
Source: Brumble analysis of DVSA's 2025 MOT test year data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0, based on 1.55 million Mercedes-Benz tests overall.
What to know
The C-Class tests a little below Mercedes-Benz's overall brand average of 77.0%, at 74.14%, still comfortably above the national average of 72.4%. Like its direct rivals the 3 Series and A4, it's a long-standing company car favourite, which tends to mean a wide spread of prior use and mileage across the used market.
Checking a specific C-Class's mileage pattern and advisory history across its MOT record is worthwhile, particularly for diesel examples that may have covered high annual mileages as a business car.
Check a specific C-Class's MOT history, tax status, and advisories by registration number.
Check MOT historySee how the Mercedes-Benz range compares overall, with model-by-model pass rates.
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