Mercedes-Benz Sprinta MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Sprintas passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 3 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

67%

MOTs analysed

3

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

1989 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 205,305 (most between 205,305 and 205,305).

2006: 100% → 2007: 0% → 2008: 0% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 100% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Operation: inoperative and steering adversely affected (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (50.0%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (50.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (50.0%)

Where 1989 Sprintas fail

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Steering

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

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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.