Mercedes-Benz A-Class — reliability by registration year

2002–2023 · 22 registration years · 346,535 first tests

2018 breaks the run — 1.0 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every A-Class registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2023 713 95.0% 95.7%
2022 16,574 90.5% 92.1% Tyres — Condition (front) 30.0%
2021 28,061 89.7% 91.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 24.2%
2020 33,980 87.4% 89.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 18.8%
2019 48,623 85.2% 87.5% Tread depth (front) 14.3%
2018 39,403 82.4% 85.4% Tyres — Condition (front) 15.3%
1.0 pp better than the years either side What failed 2018 A-Classs most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (15.3%) · Tread depth (front) (12.3%) · SRS malfunction indicator lamp (8.2%)
2017 39,003 77.7% 81.2% Tyres — Condition (front) 16.8%
2016 36,342 75.0% 78.7% Coil spring (rear) 16.9%
2015 25,391 71.7% 76.9% Coil spring (rear) 17.1%
2014 22,196 69.1% 74.5% Coil spring (rear) 15.6%
2013 14,910 68.3% 73.7% Coil spring (rear) 16.0%
2012 4,998 66.4% 72.4% Coil spring (rear) 12.4%
2011 5,097 66.0% 72.2% Side repeaters 11.2%
2010 5,713 62.3% 68.7% Visibility — Washers 10.5%
2009 6,260 59.2% 65.6% Shock absorbers (front) 12.7%
2008 5,851 57.5% 65.1% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 14.7%
2007 5,100 57.3% 65.8% Visibility — Washers 13.9%
2006 3,559 57.0% 65.4% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 20.1%
2005 2,304 59.2% 67.4% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 18.4%
2004 879 54.4% 66.6%
2003 924 53.8% 64.8%
2002 654 55.4% 64.1%

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