Mercedes C200 Elegance Auto — Reliability by Year

649 vehicles · MOT data 1995–1998 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Mercedes C200 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 →

Best pass rate year
1997
100.0% pass rate · 168 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1998
73.3% pass rate · 145 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1998
73.3%
86,718 mi 145
1997
100.0%
108,006 mi 168
1996
83.3%
152,835 mi 230
1995
106

Which year Mercedes C200 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 86,718 miles (newest year) to 152,835 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 C200 Elegance Auto.

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