Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,336 individual Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate88.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+11.8 points
Tests analysed2,336
Average mileage at test38,922 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank925 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A tested had covered 38,922 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A

  1. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.4% of tests (2.7x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 4% of tests (2x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
  4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1% of tests
  5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
  7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests
  8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
  9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests (5.9x the national rate for this defect)
  10. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.1% of tests

From 4,107 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.89% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Executive E A year:

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