Does the Mercedes-Benz B fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz B records 1.46 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.23 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) (+0.23, 95% interval −0.12 to +0.57). It ranks 220 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz B is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 65 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction | 65 | 1.41 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,602 (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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