Mercedes-Benz 190 MOT pass rate by year
How the Mercedes-Benz 190's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1984 to 1994, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mercedes-Benz 190 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz 190 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Mercedes-Benz 190 averages 28.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 70.1% | 29.9% | 2,482 |
| 1985 | 68.7% | 31.3% | 4,042 |
| 1986 | 67.2% | 32.8% | 8,026 |
| 1987 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 11,946 |
| 1988 | 69.0% | 31.0% | 17,693 |
| 1989 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 39,616 |
| 1990 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 47,250 |
| 1991 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 41,199 |
| 1992 | 72.5% | 27.5% | 56,252 |
| 1993 | 73.3% | 26.7% | 38,905 |
| 1994 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 1,828 |
Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz 190 fails?
Older Mercedes-Benz 190s fail more often, as expected. The 1984 cars fail 29.9% of tests against 25.9% for the 1994. Across every year the model averages 28.5%. The 1986 is the weakest year at 32.8%, and the 1994 the strongest at 25.9%.
More on the Mercedes-Benz 190
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mercedes-Benz 190: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Mercedes-Benz models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain