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.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 6,054 |
| 2006 | 75.9% | 24.1% | 5,882 |
| 2007 | 77.8% | 22.2% | 1,752 |
| 2013 | 81.2% | 18.8% | 15,676 |
| 2014 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 6,186 |
| 2018 | 83.6% | 16.4% | 5,081 |
| 2019 | 87.8% | 12.2% | 227,181 |
| 2020 | 89.3% | 10.7% | 146,232 |
| 2021 | 90.4% | 9.6% | 90,699 |
| 2022 | 91.5% | 8.5% | 32,862 |
| 2023 | 91.9% | 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 |
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| 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