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

The Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,678 individual Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Autos 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 Premium E Auto tested had covered 35,130 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. The Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto sits 15.1 points above the national average, ranked 423 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Premium E Auto

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.5% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.2% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
5. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.3% of tests
8. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.3% of tests (1.35x the national rate for this defect)
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.3% of tests
10. Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured and affecting the driver's view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror, 0.1% of tests (2.3x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,674 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.56% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.9% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 10.6% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.3% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.4% of tests, also fails
5. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.8% of tests, also fails
6. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.7% of tests, also fails
7. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.6% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests

From 2,674 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto tests, 2024.

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

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.8 points, from 92.4% to 91.6%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto year:

• 2020 Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto - 92.4% first-time pass, 1,719 tests
• 2021 Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line Premium E Auto - 91.6% first-time pass, 947 tests

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• Mercedes-Benz C - 77.4%
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - 78.7%
• Mercedes-Benz E - 79.2%
• Mercedes-Benz A - 89.5%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito - 72.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla - 85.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glc - 87.8%
• Mercedes-Benz B-Class - 74.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Audi A3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.8%
• Ford Focus St-Line X Edition Mhev - 91.8%
• Volkswagen Golf Gti Tsi S-A - 91.8%
• Vauxhall Grandland X Sri Nav Turbo A - 91.8%
• Vauxhall Crossland Elite Nav Turbo Auto - 91.8%
• Volkswagen Id3 1st Edition - 91.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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