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2016 Mercedes-Benz A-Class: MOT pass rate and common faults

37,949 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2016 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

75.3%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 74.8% to 75.7% (±0.5 points).

That is about average: the difference from the average for all vehicles first used in 2016 (74.9%) is within the margin of error. These cars were about 9 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2016 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2016, failures are more common in tyres (1.3×), suspension (1.2×) and noise, emissions, leaks (1.1×), and less common in lights and electrics (0.7×) and brakes (0.8×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2016.

  1. Tyres8.7 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 6.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
  2. Suspension8.6 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
  3. Lights and electrics5.2 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
  4. Brakes3.8 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 5.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
  5. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors3.5 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 3.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
  6. Noise, emissions, leaks2.7 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 2.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
  7. Seat belts and airbags1.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
  8. Wheels0.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
  9. Body, chassis, structure0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
  10. Number plates and VIN0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
  11. Steering0.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016

All vehicles first used in 2016: the 245 models in our data, 2,632,483 tests (98.1% of all 2,684,065 tests on vehicles first used in 2016). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Typical mileage at test72,300

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2016 Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

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