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Mercedes-Benz A-Class MOT pass rate by year

How the Mercedes-Benz A-Class's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2005 to 2023, across the DVSA record.

What is the Mercedes-Benz A-Class MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz A-Class 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 A-Class averages 11.6% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200575.0%25.0%6,054
200675.9%24.1%5,882
200777.8%22.2%1,752
201381.2%18.8%15,676
201481.4%18.6%6,186
201883.6%16.4%5,081
201987.8%12.2%227,181
202089.3%10.7%146,232
202190.4%9.6%90,699
202291.5%8.5%32,862
202391.9%8.1%7,983

Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz A-Class fails?

Older Mercedes-Benz A-Classs fail more often, as expected. The 2005 cars fail 25.0% of tests against 8.1% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 11.6%. The 2005 is the weakest year at 25.0%, and the 2023 the strongest at 8.1%.

More on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Mercedes-Benz A-Class: 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