Does the Mercedes-Benz EQC fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz EQC records 0.87 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.27 expected for a ev of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.60, 95% interval +0.42 to +0.78). It ranks 48 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Mercedes-Benz EQC by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz EQC is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 83 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 83 | 0.80 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,351 (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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