Does the Mercedes-Benz 320 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz 320 records 6.78 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.97 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−7.19, 95% interval −8.58 to −5.79). It ranks 584 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Mercedes-Benz 320 by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz 320 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 49 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 49 | 1.77 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,771 (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
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