Mercedes-Benz A-Class MOT data by year

The Mercedes-Benz A-Class appears in 1,863,609 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1998–2025. Its most common failure areas are tyres, lighting & signalling and suspension, and its overall pass rate is 85.1%.

1,863,609
MOT tests analysed
85.1%
Pass rate
14.9%
Fail rate
1998–2025
Years covered

By model year

Mercedes-Benz A-Class MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
1999 1,635 69.6% 30.4% Lighting & signalling
2001 5,544 71.9% 28.1% Lighting & signalling
2002 8,705 70.7% 29.3% Lighting & signalling
2003 11,674 71.7% 28.3% Lighting & signalling
2004 11,021 71.8% 28.2% Lighting & signalling
2005 23,999 74.3% 25.7% Lighting & signalling
2006 34,980 74.1% 25.9% Lighting & signalling
2007 43,406 75.4% 24.6% Lighting & signalling
2008 46,843 75.0% 25.1% Lighting & signalling
2009 46,758 76.3% 23.7% Lighting & signalling
2010 40,839 77.6% 22.4% Lighting & signalling
2011 34,754 79.7% 20.3% Lighting & signalling
2012 33,415 80.1% 19.9% Lighting & signalling

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Mercedes-Benz A-Class
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Tyres 5.9% 110,581
2 Lighting & signalling 5.1% 95,428
3 Suspension 3.9% 73,157
4 Brakes 3.6% 67,491
5 Visibility 3.3% 60,704
6 Emissions & environmental 1.8% 33,549
7 Seat belts & restraints 1.5% 26,976
8 Body, structure & corrosion 1.1% 19,898
Share of tests failing on each category Tyres 5.9% Lighting & signalling 5.1% Suspension 3.9% Brakes 3.6% Visibility 3.3% Emissions & environmental 1.8%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 1,863,609 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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