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Mercedes-Benz SL

Year-by-year

Year	Trims	Best MPG	Complaints	Fatal crashes	Inventory

UK MOT pass rate by age

Pass rate of Mercedes-Benz SL units presented for the UK MOT (annual roadworthiness test) at each age. Aggregated from 20,596 tests in the 2023 DVSA bulk dataset, across all model years registered to date. The MOT becomes mandatory once a vehicle reaches three years of age.

Age (yrs)	Tests	Pass rate	Median mileage
4	357	92.4%	14,100 mi
5	415	92.1%	19,270 mi
6	661	91.1%	23,955 mi
7	792	89.1%	29,962 mi
8	818	90.5%	35,018 mi
9	1,078	87.3%	40,461 mi
10	1,156	85.6%	42,338 mi
11	430	81.2%	44,374 mi
12	263	85.9%	46,131 mi
13	366	82.2%	56,085 mi
14	493	82.2%	57,993 mi
15	789	83.9%	60,575 mi
16	828	83.6%	66,635 mi
17	853	84.5%	70,088 mi
18	1,198	84.9%	71,125 mi
19	1,972	84.2%	72,897 mi
20	2,517	83.4%	73,594 mi
21	1,059	82.9%	74,102 mi
22	299	84.6%	72,044 mi
23	511	84.0%	80,194 mi
24	556	84.0%	79,892 mi
25	722	84.6%	85,385 mi
26	711	84.8%	91,316 mi
27	603	84.3%	91,305 mi
28	571	84.4%	94,944 mi
29	413	80.6%	91,396 mi
30	165	81.8%	89,467 mi

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data 2023 (Open Government Licence). Class 4 normal tests only.