Does the Mercedes-Benz 220 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz 220 records 16.22 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.48 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.74, 95% interval +0.57 to +2.91). It ranks 236 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz 220 is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 175 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 175 | 3.82 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 77 | 1.68 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 74 | 1.62 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 41 | 0.90 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 35 | 0.76 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,581 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Mercedes-Benz 220 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.8% of Mercedes-Benz 220 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,364 miles later (792 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 792 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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