MOT data by first-use year
2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class: MOT fail rate and common problems
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 6,634 MOT tests · Updated
19.2% of 2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickups failed their MOT at 6 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2018 pickups (4,911 MOT tests) [1].
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- +5.8 to +2.8 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 3 to 6 years, 6,634 MOT tests
- 60,000 to 90,000 miles: 21.3% of Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickups first used 2017–2019 failed at 6 years, against 18.5% at 30,000 to 60,000 miles, 2,315 MOT tests
- At 6 years (tested 2025): 19.2% failed, against 16.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 years in 2025, 1,639 MOT tests
Engine, fuel and mileage decide where one vehicle sits within these figures. Check the reg first.
Figures are for 2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickups as a group, not for one pickup.
- Fail rate at 6 years (2025)
- 19.2%
- vs 16.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 years in 2025
- 1,639 MOT tests
- Gap to all class 4, same age and year
- +4.6 pts
- over ages 3–6: +2.8 to +5.8 pts
- 6,634 MOT tests
- Against the 2018 pickups
- −1.6 pts
- 95% range −4.5 to +1.3 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
- 4,911 MOT tests
- MOT tests of 2019 pickups
- 6,634
- tested 2022–2025, 4 ages with 1,000+ tests
- 6,634 MOT tests
About the same as the 2018 pickups: −1.6 points at the same ages (4–6), each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −4.5 to +1.3, from 4,911 MOT tests of 2019 pickups and 3,980 of the 2018 pickups. Not adjusted for mileage.
Every Mercedes-Benz X-Class year against all class 4 vehicles the same age
2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class fail rate at each MOT
From 2022 to 2025, as these pickups went from 3 to 6 years old, the fail rate went from 17.9% to 19.2%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from +5.8 to +2.8 points. The widest gap was at 3 years (+5.8 points, 1,723 MOT tests).
| Test year | Age | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests | All class 4, same age and year | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 years | 17.9% | 16.2%–19.8% | 1,723 | 12.1% | +5.8 pts |
| 2023 | 4 years | 19.2% | 17.3%–21.2% | 1,559 | 13.7% | +5.5 pts |
| 2024 | 5 years | 19.4% | 17.6%–21.3% | 1,713 | 15.1% | +4.3 pts |
| 2025 | 6 years | 19.2% | 17.3%–21.1% | 1,639 | 16.4% | +2.8 pts |
All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.
2019 against the 2018 pickups, age by age
| Age | 2019 | Years either side |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years | 19.2% 1,559 MOT tests, tested 2023 | 2018: 18.4% (1,342, tested 2022) |
| 5 years | 19.4% 1,713 MOT tests, tested 2024 | 2018: 22.6% (1,303, tested 2023) |
| 6 years | 19.2% 1,639 MOT tests, tested 2025 | 2018: 22.9% (1,335, tested 2024) |
Each year was tested in a different calendar year; the verdict compares each against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year.
What fails on a Mercedes-Benz X-Class at 6 years
All Mercedes-Benz X-Class MOTs at 6 years, pickups first used 2017–2019 (3,131 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: engine warning lamp at the diesel emissions check: not working or showing a fault (3.8 per 100 MOT tests), airbag (SRS) warning light on (3.6 per 100 MOT tests) and brake pads under 1.5 mm (2.3 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item).
Item rates are not compared with all class 4 vehicles here: most of those are cars, and pickups wear differently.
Mileage and the fail rate at 6 years
Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickups first used 2017–2019 at 60,000 to 90,000 miles failed 21.3% of MOTs at 6 years (1,063 MOT tests), against 18.5% at 30,000 to 60,000 miles (1,252 MOT tests). All class 4 vehicles: 22.2% and 17.6%.
Vehicle tax and ULEZ for a 2019 pickup
A vehicle first registered in the UK in 2019 was issued a 68 (January–February), 19 (March–August) or 69 (September–December) plate, unless it was registered in Northern Ireland (no age identifier) or has since moved to a private plate. An imported one is plated when first registered here, so its plate can be newer than its first-use year. 19 plates
A pickup with a payload of 1 tonne or more is taxed as a light goods vehicle; with a smaller payload it is taxed as a car. The tax class on the V5C logbook decides. [2] Car tax calculator for a 2019 diesel pickup
For the London ULEZ, a diesel pickup needs Euro 6 (usually registered from September 2016, from September 2015 for the smallest vans) and a petrol one Euro 4 (usually from 2006 or 2007). The Euro standard decides, not the year alone. [3] ULEZ checker
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Questions people ask
What is the MOT fail rate of a 2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class?
19.2% at 6 years (tested 2025), from 1,639 MOT tests, against 16.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 years in 2025.
Does the 2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class fail more MOTs than the 2018?
1.6 percentage points apart at the same ages (4–6), each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 4,911 MOT tests (95% range −4.5 to +1.3), so about the same.
At what ages were 2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickups MOT tested in the data?
4 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 3–6 years, tested 2022–2025, 6,634 MOT tests in all.
What fails most on a Mercedes-Benz X-Class at 6 years?
3.8 in 100 MOT tests failed on engine warning lamp at the diesel emissions check: not working or showing a fault, the most common fail item. From 3,131 MOT tests of Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickups first used 2017–2019, not only 2019.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 6,634 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rates. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
- Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
Pickups tested at 6 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 6 years in the same test year. These rates are not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare