How many Mercedes-Benz EQB-Classes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 2,725 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain22,096+31.6% on a year earlier
Declared SORN93Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202585.1%Cars of the same ages 89.4%
Rank by number licensedNo. 226of 1,159 models we cover
Licensed countAt its peakhighest since 2022
New registrations in 20257,048registered for the first time
How many Mercedes-Benz EQB-Classes are left in Great Britain?
There were 22,096 Mercedes-Benz EQB-Classes licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 93 declared off the road (SORN).
That is the most on the road at any year end since 2022.
Mercedes-Benz EQB-Classes licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
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In 2025, 85.1% of Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Mercedes-Benz EQB-Classes tested pass 89.4% of the time, so the Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class does worse than average for its age, by 4.3 points.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class compared with all cars
Tyres is the most common reason a Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class fails its MOT,
appearing on 72.2% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
6.8% of Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: ply or cords exposed”, on 35.0% of 406 failed tests.
37.0% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
35.0%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
32.5%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
7.9%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
5.2%
Linkage ball joint excessively worn Suspension
4.2%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
3.7%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class registrations over time
Registrations of Mercedes-Benz EQB-Classes for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 8,747 in 2024. In 2025, 7,048 were registered.
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The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class from 2022, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2022 to 2026), its electric versions have an official range of 240 to 334 miles.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2022 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2022 to 2026
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Electric cars produce no exhaust CO2; range and miles per kWh are VCA’s official figures.
A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “EQB Model Year 2026”, “EQB Model Year 2023”, “EQB Model Year 2025”, “EQB Model Year 2024”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class safety recalls
DVSA lists 4 safety recalls for the Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class since 1992, the first in 2022. The most recent was launched on 17 April 2025.
SRPC2500 – Update battery management system control unit software
Mercedes-Benz AG has determined that on certain EQA (243 platform) vehicles a risk of fire of the high-voltage battery (EB330) cannot be ruled out.
Remedy
As a remedy Mercedes-Benz AG via its Mercedes-Benz service partners will update the software of the battery management system on the affected vehicles. Until this remedy becomes available customers are instructed to charge their vehicle's battery only to a maximum of 80%.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Mercedes-Benz EQB-Class. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
