Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Made 1900–2024 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
54.1%
±0.3 pp
n = 79,031
Annual mileage (median)
12,549 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
2.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
45.9%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 79,031
54.1% of Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 79,031, all years of manufacture). 13,234 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars are registered in Lithuania (0.9% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 16.8 years. Of the 40 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2019 do best (85.6%) and those made in 1986 worst (35.7%). A typical one covers 12,549 km a year.
Pass rate by year of manufacture
Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
| Year | First-time pass | 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 43.3% | 27.4–60.8% |
| 1978 | 69.2% | 53.6–81.4% |
| 1979 | 58.1% | 46.7–68.7% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | 36.2–57.0% |
| 1981 | 46.5% | 38.5–54.7% |
| 1982 | 43.4% | 38.2–48.7% |
| 1983 | 40.8% | 35.2–46.5% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | 39.3–51.9% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | 33.0–47.9% |
| 1986 | 35.7% | 30.1–41.7% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | 34.1–41.9% |
| 1988 | 42.3% | 39.0–45.6% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | 34.4–41.7% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | 37.6–44.5% |
| 1991 | 46.9% | 44.2–49.5% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | 38.1–44.1% |
| 1993 | 42.5% | 39.1–45.9% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | 43.3–50.6% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | 40.7–47.6% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | 42.2–46.8% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | 42.0–46.6% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | 40.9–45.2% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | 39.8–44.2% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | 41.8–45.9% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | 42.9–47.2% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | 51.1–53.6% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | 53.3–55.2% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | 51.7–53.8% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | 50.9–53.5% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | 54.1–57.1% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | 52.5–55.8% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | 53.6–57.9% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | 58.9–62.4% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | 61.5–64.9% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | 61.9–65.8% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | 64.5–69.4% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | 69.7–74.5% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | 71.4–76.3% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | 64.7–71.1% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | 74.1–79.0% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | 79.9–84.2% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | 77.0–83.1% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | 82.0–88.6% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | 59.7–70.0% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | 73.3–88.9% |
Mileage by age
p25–p75 band, median – solid line
| Age | p25 | p50 | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yrs | 11,653 km | 21,796 km | 35,961 km |
| 2 yrs | 24,119 km | 48,614 km | 109,526 km |
| 3 yrs | 48,287 km | 70,781 km | 111,999 km |
| 4 yrs | 76,104 km | 129,901 km | 195,245 km |
| 5 yrs | 95,012 km | 142,030 km | 209,218 km |
| 6 yrs | 125,049 km | 189,905 km | 248,274 km |
| 7 yrs | 142,143 km | 203,266 km | 261,694 km |
| 8 yrs | 172,065 km | 231,154 km | 284,142 km |
| 9 yrs | 185,983 km | 241,535 km | 291,036 km |
| 10 yrs | 207,428 km | 254,432 km | 305,832 km |
| 11 yrs | 217,586 km | 262,676 km | 311,293 km |
| 12 yrs | 228,615 km | 270,549 km | 316,905 km |
| 13 yrs | 236,986 km | 280,036 km | 326,753 km |
| 14 yrs | 247,459 km | 288,492 km | 335,442 km |
| 15 yrs | 251,594 km | 294,356 km | 343,346 km |
| 16 yrs | 261,997 km | 304,305 km | 353,270 km |
| 17 yrs | 266,641 km | 311,980 km | 363,246 km |
| 18 yrs | 270,900 km | 319,677 km | 372,665 km |
| 19 yrs | 276,904 km | 326,336 km | 379,405 km |
| 20 yrs | 279,490 km | 332,140 km | 385,462 km |
| 21 yrs | 280,075 km | 333,622 km | 390,970 km |
| 22 yrs | 269,037 km | 329,100 km | 385,937 km |
| 23 yrs | 252,095 km | 312,065 km | 378,891 km |
| 24 yrs | 250,545 km | 309,270 km | 377,946 km |
| 25 yrs | 241,937 km | 308,038 km | 372,674 km |
| 26 yrs | 244,162 km | 307,302 km | 381,291 km |
| 27 yrs | 246,470 km | 307,010 km | 379,667 km |
| 28 yrs | 243,779 km | 308,864 km | 388,754 km |
| 29 yrs | 245,839 km | 308,772 km | 389,253 km |
| 30 yrs | 248,676 km | 307,276 km | 389,188 km |
| 31 yrs | 226,767 km | 294,651 km | 374,179 km |
| 32 yrs | 241,017 km | 306,653 km | 379,625 km |
| 33 yrs | 225,170 km | 286,488 km | 358,857 km |
| 34 yrs | 219,846 km | 280,525 km | 352,312 km |
| 35 yrs | 230,918 km | 287,272 km | 352,251 km |
| 36 yrs | 209,105 km | 289,082 km | 352,919 km |
| 37 yrs | 222,492 km | 287,445 km | 346,793 km |
| 38 yrs | 208,705 km | 292,295 km | 355,544 km |
| 39 yrs | 207,270 km | 267,425 km | 330,938 km |
| 40 yrs | 208,841 km | 292,489 km | 375,265 km |
| 41 yrs | 206,799 km | 278,448 km | 330,277 km |
| 42 yrs | 177,844 km | 251,424 km | 328,976 km |
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
22.6% over the limit · n = 8,859
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.42 m⁻¹
18.1% over the limit · n = 65,298
Inspection verdicts
Mercedes-Benz E-Class, n = 79,031
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 26.9% |
| Minor defects | 27.2% |
| Major defects | 43.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.0% |
Registered fleet
Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
13,234
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.9%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
16.8 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)
Fuel: registered vs inspected
| Fuel | Registered | Inspected |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 83.4% | 87.6% |
| Petrol | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Petrol + LPG | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Petrol hybrid | 2.5% | 0.2% |
| Diesel hybrid | 3.5% | 0.4% |
| Other | 0.4% | 0.0% |
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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| Year | n | First-time pass | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | n = 9 · too few | — | |
| 2023 | n = 2 · too few | — | |
| 2022 | n = 12 · too few | — | |
| 2021 | 91 | 73.3–88.9% | |
| 2020 full stats | 323 | 59.7–70.0% | |
| 2019 full stats | 438 | 82.0–88.6% | |
| 2018 full stats | 653 | 77.0–83.1% | |
| 2017 full stats | 1,200 | 79.9–84.2% | |
| 2016 full stats | 1,143 | 74.1–79.0% | |
| 2015 full stats | 815 | 64.7–71.1% | |
| 2014 full stats | 1,223 | 71.4–76.3% | |
| 2013 full stats | 1,310 | 69.7–74.5% | |
| 2012 full stats | 1,424 | 64.5–69.4% | |
| 2011 full stats | 2,357 | 61.9–65.8% | |
| 2010 full stats | 3,053 | 61.5–64.9% | |
| 2009 full stats | 2,847 | 58.9–62.4% | |
| 2008 full stats | 2,044 | 53.6–57.9% | |
| 2007 full stats | 3,464 | 52.5–55.8% | |
| 2006 full stats | 4,357 | 54.1–57.1% | |
| 2005 full stats | 5,475 | 50.9–53.5% | |
| 2004 full stats | 8,626 | 51.7–53.8% | |
| 2003 full stats | 10,789 | 53.3–55.2% | |
| 2002 full stats | 6,028 | 51.1–53.6% | |
| 2001 full stats | 2,080 | 42.9–47.2% | |
| 2000 full stats | 2,192 | 41.8–45.9% | |
| 1999 full stats | 1,892 | 39.8–44.2% | |
| 1998 full stats | 2,040 | 40.9–45.2% | |
| 1997 full stats | 1,770 | 42.0–46.6% | |
| 1996 full stats | 1,777 | 42.2–46.8% | |
| 1995 full stats | 773 | 40.7–47.6% | |
| 1994 full stats | 711 | 43.3–50.6% | |
| 1993 full stats | 805 | 39.1–45.9% | |
| 1992 full stats | 1,034 | 38.1–44.1% | |
| 1991 full stats | 1,349 | 44.2–49.5% | |
| 1990 full stats | 785 | 37.6–44.5% | |
| 1989 full stats | 682 | 34.4–41.7% | |
| 1988 full stats | 861 | 39.0–45.6% | |
| 1987 full stats | 599 | 34.1–41.9% | |
| 1986 full stats | 255 | 30.1–41.7% | |
| 1985 full stats | 164 | 33.0–47.9% | |
| 1984 full stats | 235 | 39.3–51.9% | |
| 1983 full stats | 287 | 35.2–46.5% | |
| 1982 full stats | 339 | 38.2–48.7% | |
| 1981 full stats | 142 | 38.5–54.7% | |
| 1980 | 84 | 36.2–57.0% | |
| 1979 | 74 | 46.7–68.7% | |
| 1978 | 39 | 53.6–81.4% | |
| 1977 | 30 | 27.4–60.8% | |
| 1976 | n = 10 · too few | — | |
| 1975 | n = 7 · too few | — | |
| 1974 | n = 21 · too few | — | |
| 1973 | n = 12 · too few | — | |
| 1972 | n = 2 · too few | — | |
| 1971 | n = 6 · too few | — | |
| 1970 | n = 2 · too few | — | |
| 1968 | n = 5 · too few | — | |
| 1967 | n = 12 · too few | — | |
| 1966 | n = 3 · too few | — | |
| 1965 | n = 3 · too few | — | |
| 1937 | n = 6 · too few | — | |
| 1900 | n = 9 · too few | — |
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