Does the Mercedes-Benz EQA fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz EQA records 0.59 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.86 expected for a ev of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.27, 95% interval −1.64 to −0.90). It ranks 355 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Mercedes-Benz EQA by registration

No single lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mercedes-Benz EQA; the failures are spread across several.