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Mercedes C180 Elegance Auto — Reliability by Year

1,160 vehicles · MOT data 1995–1998 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Mercedes C180 Elegance Auto was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
1996
91.4% pass rate · 393 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1995
60.2% pass rate · 260 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1998
83.9%
89,824 mi 225
1997
83.5%
104,401 mi 282
1996
91.4%
114,316 mi 393
1995
60.2%
76,022 mi 260

Which year Mercedes C180 Elegance Auto is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 76,022 miles (newest year) to 114,316 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Mercedes C180 Elegance Auto.

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