Does the Mercedes-Benz 300 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz 300 records 3.58 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.43, 95% interval −0.72 to −0.14). It ranks 343 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 300 is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 268 times in 2019–2024.

Mercedes-Benz 300: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A tyre seriously damaged	268	1.47
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	153	0.84
A tyre cords visible or damaged	129	0.71

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,189 (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 300 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

6.8% of Mercedes-Benz 300 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.4 months and 796 miles later (1,550 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,550 (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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