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MOT reliability

Mercedes-benz 600

466 vehicles · 3,888 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate

Based on 466 Mercedes-benz 600 vehicles and 3,888 completed MOT tests, the Mercedes-benz 600 has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 92,934 miles.

466
Vehicles
3,888
MOT tests
2,236
Avg miles / year
1.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Mercedes-benz 600 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mercedes-benz 600 MOT tests:

  • Other95%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Brakes8%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Steering3%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Visibility1%

Mercedes-benz 600 pass rate by age

How the Mercedes-benz 600's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
19100%
2580%
31794%
42492%
52696%
63678%
74088%
85476%
96182%
105784%
116781%
129684%
1322681%
1434476%
1528880%
1628674%
1723075%
1820477%
1919477%
2015177%

Fuel types: Petrol (463), LPG (2), Diesel (1)

Most common Mercedes-benz 600 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mercedes-benz 600 MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (185 times)
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (108 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (95 times)
  4. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (89 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (72 times)
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (72 times)
  7. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (65 times)
  8. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (54 times)
  9. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (50 times)
  10. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (49 times)
  11. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (43 times)
  12. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (43 times)
  13. Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay (42 times)
  14. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (40 times)
  15. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4) (39 times)

Mercedes-benz 600 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2019 1 1 100% 57,406
2018 1 1 100% 9,654
2017 1 2 100% 98,963
2016 3 8 100% 36,078
2015 1 5 80% 106,036
2014 1 7 100% 1,907
2013 2 4 100% 28,539
2011 1 14 93% 21,971
2010 1 6 83% 32,175
2009 2 8 100% 13,765
2008 4 35 97% 59,111
2007 2 26 88% 87,330
2006 2 26 77% 96,112
2005 2 11 82% 85,948
2004 5 67 88% 77,855
2003 4 42 74% 51,199
2002 3 44 82% 93,723
2001 6 54 78% 27,568
2000 10 143 80% 128,806
1999 4 30 63% 78,646
1998 9 88 85% 68,468
1997 9 102 78% 149,253
1996 16 153 79% 95,203
1995 17 114 79% 105,895
1994 29 233 79% 71,828
1993 137 1,334 79% 98,586
1992 133 922 78% 107,397
1991 17 114 70% 110,769
1989 1 9 67% 67,446
1986 1 12 92% 79,738
1985 1 6 100% 45,204
1981 2 4 100% 58,550
1980 2 15 93% 23,715
1979 2 14 100% 104,247
1978 3 32 88% 47,978
1977 1 4 75% 9,549
1975 2 13 92% 54,708
1974 1 15 100% 84,337
1973 1 3 100% 42,788
1972 2 2 100% 18,165
1971 5 45 87% 57,896
1970 3 26 92% 59,363
1969 4 16 100% 48,757
1968 3 26 92% 65,914
1967 3 17 82% 66,506
1966 2 17 100% 87,890
1965 3 16 88% 67,234
1964 1 3 100% 36,701

Mercedes-benz 600 reliability FAQ

Across 466 Mercedes-benz 600 vehicles in our MOT data, 80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about 1.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mercedes-benz 600 MOT issues are: Oil leak; Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Mercedes-benz 600 in our data has covered around 92,934 miles.

Compare the Mercedes-benz 600

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