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Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Made 1900–2025 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
50.5%
±0.4 pp
n = 52,810
Annual mileage (median)
11,797 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
49.5%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 52,810

50.5% of Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 52,810, all years of manufacture). 10,627 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars are registered in Lithuania (0.7% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 16.4 years. Of the 27 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2019 do best (85.0%) and those made in 1994 worst (38.4%). A typical one covers 11,797 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Pass rate by year of manufacture40199338404019964043431999404545200245434220054552542008565759201165637620147776752017818576202082
Chart data: Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
199340.4%35.5–45.6%
199438.4%35.8–41.1%
199539.6%36.9–42.3%
199640.3%37.6–43.1%
199739.7%36.9–42.5%
199843.2%40.2–46.4%
199942.6%39.5–45.8%
200040.3%38.1–42.7%
200144.7%43.2–46.1%
200244.6%43.2–46.0%
200345.3%43.7–46.9%
200443.4%41.9–44.9%
200542.2%40.5–43.9%
200645.1%43.1–47.1%
200751.6%49.9–53.4%
200853.9%52.4–55.4%
200956.2%54.0–58.3%
201056.9%54.6–59.2%
201158.6%56.5–60.8%
201264.5%62.0–67.0%
201363.1%60.0–66.2%
201476.3%73.8–78.7%
201576.8%74.7–78.8%
201676.1%73.4–78.5%
201775.0%71.6–78.1%
201881.1%77.2–84.4%
201985.0%80.3–88.8%
202076.1%64.7–84.7%
202181.6%68.6–90.0%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Mileage by age100k200k300k400k268,983 km · 15 yrs10 yrs20 yrs30 yrs
Chart data: Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
1 yrs8,497 km14,444 km21,205 km
2 yrs17,809 km30,083 km50,829 km
3 yrs36,250 km55,127 km85,100 km
4 yrs51,654 km82,693 km152,673 km
5 yrs70,532 km105,218 km173,116 km
6 yrs93,020 km141,755 km206,153 km
7 yrs110,974 km167,022 km226,598 km
8 yrs136,806 km195,894 km248,247 km
9 yrs153,928 km213,095 km262,188 km
10 yrs178,539 km228,519 km276,596 km
11 yrs192,927 km240,537 km284,454 km
12 yrs208,212 km252,823 km294,143 km
13 yrs213,197 km256,531 km302,044 km
14 yrs221,795 km265,283 km307,545 km
15 yrs225,286 km268,983 km313,152 km
16 yrs232,272 km279,416 km326,831 km
17 yrs235,624 km282,678 km332,383 km
18 yrs237,660 km286,682 km336,400 km
19 yrs238,933 km291,670 km343,912 km
20 yrs238,421 km291,076 km342,176 km
21 yrs229,051 km287,175 km343,310 km
22 yrs226,493 km284,994 km340,944 km
23 yrs219,692 km274,107 km334,463 km
24 yrs219,566 km270,349 km333,453 km
25 yrs208,451 km265,929 km326,668 km
26 yrs224,776 km267,157 km326,083 km
27 yrs198,795 km244,983 km308,952 km
28 yrs207,746 km268,202 km315,259 km
29 yrs196,147 km234,242 km310,104 km
30 yrs216,524 km258,082 km300,685 km
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
17.0% over the limit · n = 11,333
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.46 m⁻¹
19.3% over the limit · n = 38,595

Inspection verdicts

Mercedes-Benz C-Class, n = 52,810
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects26.2%
Minor defects24.3%
Major defects47.8%
Dangerous defects1.7%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
10,627
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.7%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
16.4 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel77.5%
Petrol16.1%
Petrol + LPG1.9%
Petrol hybrid2.9%
Other1.6%
Inspected
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel77.4%
Petrol17.4%
Petrol + LPG4.9%
Petrol hybrid0.2%
Other0.1%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel77.5%77.4%
Petrol16.1%17.4%
Petrol + LPG1.9%4.9%
Petrol hybrid2.9%0.2%
Other1.6%0.1%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2025n = 1 · too few
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2024n = 2 · too few
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2023n = 2 · too few
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2022n = 12 · too few
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2021 49
81.6%
68.6–90.0%
2020 67
76.1%
64.7–84.7%
2019 full stats274
85.0%
80.3–88.8%
2018 full stats449
81.1%
77.2–84.4%
2017 full stats671
75.0%
71.6–78.1%
2016 full stats1,069
76.1%
73.4–78.5%
2015 full stats1,617
76.8%
74.7–78.8%
2014 full stats1,145
76.3%
73.8–78.7%
2013 full stats925
63.1%
60.0–66.2%
2012 full stats1,390
64.5%
62.0–67.0%
2011 full stats2,011
58.6%
56.5–60.8%
2010 full stats1,779
56.9%
54.6–59.2%
2009 full stats2,103
56.2%
54.0–58.3%
2008 full stats4,324
53.9%
52.4–55.4%
2007 full stats3,177
51.6%
49.9–53.4%
2006 full stats2,328
45.1%
43.1–47.1%
2005 full stats3,180
42.2%
40.5–43.9%
2004 full stats4,070
43.4%
41.9–44.9%
2003 full stats3,893
45.3%
43.7–46.9%
2002 full stats4,563
44.6%
43.2–46.0%
2001 full stats4,477
44.7%
43.2–46.1%
2000 full stats1,745
40.3%
38.1–42.7%
1999 full stats948
42.6%
39.5–45.8%
1998 full stats983
43.2%
40.2–46.4%
1997 full stats1,165
39.7%
36.9–42.5%
1996 full stats1,248
40.3%
37.6–43.1%
1995 full stats1,289
39.6%
36.9–42.3%
1994 full stats1,292
38.4%
35.8–41.1%
1993 full stats361
40.4%
35.5–45.6%
1992n = 4 · too few
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1900n = 2 · too few
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