Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — reliability by registration year
2001–2022 · 22 registration years · 21,788 first tests
2014
breaks the run — 3.1 pp worse than the years either side
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Sprinter 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 650 | 88.2% | 90.6% | |
| 2021 | 734 | 83.7% | 86.8% | |
| 2020 | 991 | 85.6% | 88.7% | |
| 2019 | 1,128 | 83.7% | 87.1% | |
| 2018 | 1,221 | 80.8% | 85.8% | |
| 2017 | 1,249 | 80.0% | 84.7% | Rbt (sp) 22.0% |
| 2016 | 1,217 | 74.9% | 80.3% | Rbt (sp) 30.2% |
| 2015 | 1,592 | 74.7% | 78.8% | Rbt (sp) 28.6% |
| 2014 | 1,418 | 69.3% | 74.4% | Rbt (sp) 29.6% |
| 3.1 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 Sprinters most often: Rbt (sp) (29.6%) | ||||
| 2013 | 1,191 | 69.9% | 75.7% | Rbt (sp) 27.2% |
| 2012 | 1,162 | 65.7% | 71.8% | Rbt (sp) 26.4% |
| 2011 | 1,012 | 65.5% | 72.4% | Rbt (sp) 23.9% |
| 2010 | 1,007 | 67.8% | 73.4% | Rbt (sp) 23.5% |
| 2009 | 782 | 66.6% | 71.7% | Rbt (sp) 29.8% |
| 2008 | 1,065 | 62.2% | 68.6% | Rbt (sp) 24.8% |
| 2007 | 958 | 63.6% | 68.9% | Rbt (sp) 26.2% |
| 2006 | 790 | 58.5% | 65.7% | Rbt (sp) 19.7% |
| 2005 | 803 | 60.1% | 64.8% | Rbt (sp) 21.1% |
| 2004 | 812 | 57.5% | 64.2% | Rbt (sp) 20.6% |
| 2003 | 750 | 59.6% | 65.5% | Rbt (sp) 18.4% |
| 2002 | 712 | 60.1% | 66.2% | |
| 2001 | 544 | 62.3% | 70.4% | |