Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Made 1969–2023 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)

First-time pass

64.2%

±0.8 pp

n = 13,986

Annual mileage (median)

12,241 km

km per year, between two inspections

Odometer inconsistencies

3.5%

cars whose reading dropped between inspections

Major or dangerous defects

35.8%

share of inspections with that verdict

n = 13,986

64.2% of Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 13,986, all years of manufacture). 2,245 Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars are registered in Lithuania (0.2% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 14.6 years. Of the 26 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2018 do best (90.1%) and those made in 1994 worst (46.5%). A typical one covers 12,241 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval

Chart data: Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Pass rate by year of manufacture
Year	First-time pass	95 % CI
1983	39.0%	25.7–54.3%
1986	55.9%	39.5–71.1%
1987	34.3%	20.8–50.8%
1989	50.0%	33.2–66.9%
1990	32.4%	19.6–48.5%
1991	58.4%	47.3–68.8%
1992	57.0%	46.4–66.9%
1993	49.0%	41.2–56.9%
1994	46.5%	40.7–52.4%
1995	53.0%	47.2–58.7%
1996	52.9%	46.4–59.3%
1997	49.7%	44.1–55.3%
1998	50.0%	43.2–56.8%
1999	52.1%	47.5–56.6%
2000	54.3%	50.6–58.1%
2001	56.2%	52.8–59.5%
2002	58.3%	54.4–62.0%
2003	56.8%	53.2–60.3%
2004	54.6%	50.3–58.9%
2005	59.1%	54.6–63.3%
2006	66.1%	63.6–68.6%
2007	64.6%	61.8–67.2%
2008	65.2%	61.9–68.3%
2009	64.7%	60.3–68.9%
2010	71.3%	67.4–75.0%
2011	70.5%	65.9–74.8%
2012	72.3%	65.6–78.1%
2013	80.9%	76.5–84.6%
2014	85.1%	82.4–87.4%
2015	82.4%	79.1–85.2%
2016	87.0%	82.9–90.2%
2017	85.9%	81.1–89.6%
2018	90.1%	84.7–93.7%
2019	85.9%	75.4–92.4%
2020	85.3%	69.9–93.6%
2021	80.0%	67.0–88.8%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line

Chart data: Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Mileage by age
Age	p25	p50	p75
1 yrs	9,866 km	16,503 km	25,752 km
2 yrs	26,451 km	40,598 km	63,400 km
3 yrs	44,995 km	69,015 km	97,371 km
4 yrs	50,438 km	85,696 km	123,423 km
5 yrs	76,540 km	116,165 km	162,340 km
6 yrs	95,553 km	138,005 km	187,945 km
7 yrs	113,350 km	161,074 km	219,007 km
8 yrs	140,509 km	194,843 km	251,875 km
9 yrs	161,910 km	214,006 km	269,937 km
10 yrs	178,999 km	235,792 km	284,236 km
11 yrs	202,069 km	253,312 km	303,777 km
12 yrs	210,251 km	261,466 km	312,667 km
13 yrs	229,929 km	278,297 km	330,404 km
14 yrs	233,079 km	286,717 km	337,506 km
15 yrs	240,138 km	297,099 km	350,413 km
16 yrs	246,788 km	301,580 km	360,285 km
17 yrs	252,156 km	310,020 km	360,160 km
18 yrs	248,208 km	307,657 km	370,046 km
19 yrs	251,304 km	302,103 km	356,471 km
20 yrs	249,637 km	310,518 km	372,631 km
21 yrs	246,725 km	305,244 km	368,456 km
22 yrs	233,886 km	296,052 km	360,324 km
23 yrs	244,092 km	300,666 km	374,911 km
24 yrs	227,522 km	298,634 km	368,432 km
25 yrs	228,907 km	289,972 km	358,206 km
26 yrs	243,902 km	308,285 km	372,326 km
27 yrs	217,682 km	288,413 km	363,354 km
28 yrs	208,672 km	288,378 km	344,611 km
29 yrs	191,654 km	271,714 km	374,627 km
30 yrs	171,775 km	262,891 km	334,270 km

CO (petrol, idle)

0.00%

12.3% over the limit · n = 4,986

Smoke opacity (diesel)

0.34 m⁻¹

14.0% over the limit · n = 8,045

Inspection verdicts

Mercedes-Benz S-Class, n = 13,986

Chart data: Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Inspection verdicts
	%
No defects	40.2%
Minor defects	24.0%
Major defects	34.0%
Dangerous defects	1.8%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01

Cars registered

2,245

allowed in traffic

Fleet share

0.2%

of registered passenger cars

Age of cars registered

14.6 yrs

median since first registration

Electric share

0.0%

battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered

Chart data: Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Registered, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	54.8%
Petrol	29.8%
Petrol + LPG	6.3%
Petrol hybrid	8.4%
Other	0.7%

Inspected

Chart data: Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Inspected, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	61.9%
Petrol	25.4%
Petrol + LPG	11.7%
Petrol hybrid	0.9%
Other	0.1%

Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Fuel: registered vs inspected
Fuel	Registered	Inspected
Diesel	54.8%	61.9%
Petrol	29.8%	25.4%
Petrol + LPG	6.3%	11.7%
Petrol hybrid	8.4%	0.9%
Other	0.7%	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
Year	n	First-time pass	Interval
2023	n = 2 · too few	—	—
2022	n = 9 · too few	—	—
2021	50	80.0%	67.0–88.8%
2020	34	85.3%	69.9–93.6%
2019	64	85.9%	75.4–92.4%
2018 full stats	172	90.1%	84.7–93.7%
2017 full stats	262	85.9%	81.1–89.6%
2016 full stats	323	87.0%	82.9–90.2%
2015 full stats	590	82.4%	79.1–85.2%
2014 full stats	764	85.1%	82.4–87.4%
2013 full stats	366	80.9%	76.5–84.6%
2012 full stats	195	72.3%	65.6–78.1%
2011 full stats	400	70.5%	65.9–74.8%
2010 full stats	537	71.3%	67.4–75.0%
2009 full stats	462	64.7%	60.3–68.9%
2008 full stats	844	65.2%	61.9–68.3%
2007 full stats	1,165	64.6%	61.8–67.2%
2006 full stats	1,382	66.1%	63.6–68.6%
2005 full stats	486	59.1%	54.6–63.3%
2004 full stats	507	54.6%	50.3–58.9%
2003 full stats	745	56.8%	53.2–60.3%
2002 full stats	635	58.3%	54.4–62.0%
2001 full stats	842	56.2%	52.8–59.5%
2000 full stats	668	54.3%	50.6–58.1%
1999 full stats	455	52.1%	47.5–56.6%
1998 full stats	202	50.0%	43.2–56.8%
1997 full stats	300	49.7%	44.1–55.3%
1996 full stats	225	52.9%	46.4–59.3%
1995 full stats	285	53.0%	47.2–58.7%
1994 full stats	271	46.5%	40.7–52.4%
1993 full stats	153	49.0%	41.2–56.9%
1992	86	57.0%	46.4–66.9%
1991	77	58.4%	47.3–68.8%
1990	37	32.4%	19.6–48.5%
1989	30	50.0%	33.2–66.9%
1988	n = 29 · too few	—	—
1987	35	34.3%	20.8–50.8%
1986	34	55.9%	39.5–71.1%
1985	n = 21 · too few	—	—
1984	n = 11 · too few	—	—
1983	41	39.0%	25.7–54.3%
1982	n = 13 · too few	—	—
1981	n = 7 · too few	—	—
1980	n = 8 · too few	—	—
1979	n = 4 · too few	—	—
1978	n = 5 · too few	—	—
1977	n = 6 · too few	—	—
1975	n = 1 · too few	—	—
1974	n = 3 · too few	—	—
1973	n = 3 · too few	—	—
1971	n = 2 · too few	—	—
1970	n = 3 · too few	—	—
1969	n = 1 · too few	—	—

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