Does the Mercedes-Benz SLC fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz SLC records 0.08 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.66 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.58, 95% interval −0.65 to −0.50). It ranks 297 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

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

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