Does the Mercedes-Benz 220 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz 220 records 11.18 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.17, 95% interval +2.20 to +4.13). It ranks 63 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz 220 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 224 times in 2019–2024.

Mercedes-Benz 220: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	224	4.89
A tyre seriously damaged	142	3.10
A tyre cords visible or damaged	91	1.99

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.0% of Mercedes-Benz 220 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 7,452 miles later (712 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 712 (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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Does the Mercedes-Benz 220 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

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