New registrations in Europe
37,689 new Mercedes-Benz EQC cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2019 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Germany (4,404), Norway (3,385), Belgium (1,193).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,253 | 0 (WLTP) |
| 2021 | 11,088 | 0 (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 14,046 | 0 (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1,302 | 0 (WLTP) |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Year by year
| Year | New in Europe | Licensed in the UK |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 655 |
| 2023 EQC | — | 6,547 |
| 2022 EQC | 11,253 | 4,895 |
| 2021 EQC | 11,088 | 3,607 |
| 2020 EQC | 14,046 | 2,628 |
| 2019 EQC | 1,302 | 139 |
New in Europe: registration year (European Environment Agency) · UK: year of manufacture, end of 2025 (DfT/DVLA) · MOT: year of first registration, tests in 2023 (DVSA) · Finland: year of first registration (Traficom) · a year gets its own page when at least three of these cover it
In New Zealand
402 EQC cars are on the New Zealand register; 8% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | 160 | 157 | 1 |
| 2021 | 117 | 99 | 16 |
| 2020 | 49 | 37 | 12 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
2,420 EQC cars are on Dutch roads; 40% arrived later as imports, and 144 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | €86,496 |
| 2023 | 269 | €82,160 |
| 2022 | 368 | €78,850 |
| 2021 | 553 | €81,377 |
| 2020 | 1,008 | €81,849 |
| 2019 | 181 | €89,491 |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In Finland
2,179 EQC cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 0% petrol, 0% diesel, 100% electric. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 179 | 29,000 km |
| 2022 | 513 | 51,000 km |
| 2021 | 676 | 75,000 km |
| 2020 | 707 | 83,000 km |
| 2019 | 104 | 93,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 209 EQC cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 2 of those collisions were fatal and 44 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 47 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
18,472 EQC cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 655 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6,547 | 57 |
| 2022 | 4,895 | 62 |
| 2021 | 3,607 | 71 |
| 2020 | 2,628 | 65 |
| 2019 | 139 | 3 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
2,986 EQC cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 86% passed first time, against 88% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150 | 90% |
| 2020 | 2,693 | 85% |
| 2019 | 143 | 94% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | EQC | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 0.0% | 4.8% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the EQC in 8 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.
The high-voltage battery may not meet specifications. If a cell module is not screwed tight enough, the connection could be loosened by vibrations while in motion. The electrical resistance of the connection could increase and the temperature could rise in thi…
Mercedes-Benz AG has found that, in certain EQC (BR 293) vehicles, the wiring harness for the electric steering may have been damaged during the assembly process. This could lead to an ingress of water into the wiring harness and thus, over time, into the stee…
The electrical connector of the side-impact sensors might not be correctly latched and could become detached.This would lead to delayed activation of the restraint systems in the event of a side impact, reducing their restraining effect and increasing the risk…
The housing of the high voltage battery may corrode due to inadequate corrosion protection.As a result, moisture could penetrate the battery and cause an isolation failure, leading to increased risk of fire. In addition, it may be impossible to restart the veh…
The wiring harness for the steering control device may have been damaged during the production process and can allow moisture to ingress into the control unit.This may lead to the loss of electric steering support, increasing the risk of accident. Moreover, a …
The left-hand side, rear seat-back lock does not comply with the specifications. This could lead to a failure of the seat-back locking system in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury.
The four self-locking nuts used to attach the airbag might not have been correctly tightened. As a result, in the event of an accident in which the airbag was deployed, it could become detached from its base plate, failing to provide its restraining effect and…
The bolt of the front-axle differential gear may not meet the durability specification and could break. As a result, fragments of the bolt could block the differential gear and hence the front wheels. This could affect the control over the vehicle and increase…
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0