Mercedes-Benz A200 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz A200s passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 11 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 11 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

55%

MOTs analysed

11

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 25%. Typical mileage 78,875 (most between 61,181 and 94,335).

2008: 67% → 2009: 87% → 2010: 93% → 2011: 81% → 2012: 78% → 2013: 77% → 2014: 77% → 2015: 76% → 2016: 71% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 83% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 17% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 25%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (25.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (25.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (25.0%)
Position lamp: not working (25.0%)

2006 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 98,084 (most between 98,084 and 98,084).

2009: 87% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 87% → 2012: 71% → 2013: 77% → 2014: 71% → 2015: 71% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2006 A200s fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Brakes

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.