Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MOT pass rate by year
How the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1993 to 2024, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 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 Sprinter averages 27.8% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 60.7% | 39.3% | 1,629 |
| 1994 | 60.4% | 39.6% | 2,485 |
| 1995 | 61.6% | 38.4% | 8,412 |
| 1996 | 61.5% | 38.5% | 21,475 |
| 1997 | 62.9% | 37.1% | 48,230 |
| 1998 | 63.4% | 36.6% | 76,209 |
| 1999 | 63.8% | 36.2% | 97,003 |
| 2000 | 65.7% | 34.3% | 125,203 |
| 2001 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 168,688 |
| 2002 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 207,859 |
| 2003 | 68.0% | 32.0% | 219,572 |
| 2004 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 222,256 |
| 2005 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 191,077 |
| 2006 | 69.6% | 30.4% | 181,537 |
| 2007 | 69.9% | 30.1% | 240,518 |
| 2008 | 70.1% | 29.9% | 233,539 |
| 2009 | 71.8% | 28.2% | 161,256 |
| 2010 | 72.5% | 27.5% | 198,286 |
| 2011 | 72.8% | 27.2% | 184,466 |
| 2012 | 72.9% | 27.1% | 194,728 |
| 2013 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 208,825 |
| 2014 | 76.5% | 23.5% | 215,748 |
| 2015 | 77.2% | 22.8% | 202,502 |
| 2016 | 78.4% | 21.6% | 166,030 |
| 2017 | 79.2% | 20.8% | 166,697 |
| 2018 | 79.9% | 20.1% | 132,399 |
| 2019 | 79.3% | 20.7% | 144,079 |
| 2020 | 80.9% | 19.1% | 98,307 |
| 2021 | 81.2% | 18.8% | 70,776 |
| 2022 | 81.3% | 18.7% | 33,415 |
| 2023 | 81.7% | 18.3% | 10,142 |
| 2024 | 95.0% | 5.0% | 1,338 |
Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter fails?
Older Mercedes-Benz Sprinters fail more often, as expected. The 1993 cars fail 39.3% of tests against 5.0% for the 2024. Across every year the model averages 27.8%. The 1994 is the weakest year at 39.6%, and the 2024 the strongest at 5.0%.
More on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: 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