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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 1998 to 2019, 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 22.5% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199864.8%35.2%39,255
199965.5%34.5%172,172
200066.4%33.6%199,770
200168.9%31.1%249,360
200270.1%29.9%257,988
200372.0%28.0%248,415
200472.2%27.8%150,857
200575.4%24.6%175,590
200675.3%24.7%204,119
200776.6%23.4%186,813
200877.1%22.9%168,871
200978.5%21.5%146,296
201078.9%21.1%115,623
201179.9%20.1%89,559
201279.9%20.1%78,763
201381.3%18.7%197,385
201481.4%18.6%282,129
201582.6%17.4%285,401
201684.1%15.9%350,040
201785.5%14.5%333,560
201886.9%13.1%266,200
201988.0%12.0%48,695

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

Older Mercedes-Benz A-Classs fail more often, as expected. The 1998 cars fail 35.2% of tests against 12.0% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 22.5%. The 1998 is the weakest year at 35.2%, and the 2019 the strongest at 12.0%.

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