2013 Mercedes-Benz A 200: MOT pass rate and reliability

73.2% of 2013 Mercedes-Benz A 200s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,160 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 94,103 miles.

How the 2013 compares

• Against all Mercedes-Benz A 200s (74%, 2,182 tests): -0.8 points
• Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +0.3 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mercedes-Benz A 200 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mercedes-Benz A 200:

What this means if you are buying a 2013 A 200

The 2013 sits close to the Mercedes-Benz A 200 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 13-year-old car fails on

A 2013 car is 13 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

• Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
• Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
• Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
• Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
• Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
• Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2013 Mercedes-Benz A 200 the average at test was 94,103 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2013 is the strongest year on record for this model at 73.2%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2014 Mercedes-Benz A 200 - 73.1%

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