Does the Mercedes-Benz S fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz S records 2.27 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.75 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.48, 95% interval −3.12 to −1.84). It ranks 479 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Mercedes-Benz S by registration

No single brakes defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mercedes-Benz S; the failures are spread across several.