Mercedes-Benz A150 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz A150s passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 16 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

16

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2006 petrol

4 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 142,680 (most between 134,906 and 157,686).

2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 60% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 43% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 40% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 40% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (50.0%)
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (25.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (25.0%)

Where 2006 A150s fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Suspension & axles

25.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.