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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.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198470.1%29.9%2,482
198568.7%31.3%4,042
198667.2%32.8%8,026
198768.9%31.1%11,946
198869.0%31.0%17,693
198970.2%29.8%39,616
199071.4%28.6%47,250
199172.4%27.6%41,199
199272.5%27.5%56,252
199373.3%26.7%38,905
199474.1%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
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