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Mercedes A

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 10 years from 188,823 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

88%

Total Tests

188,823

Best Year

2021 (94%)

Years Covered

10

How reliable is the Mercedes A?

vs national average+6% (82% avg)
vs Mercedes brand average+1% (87% avg)
Best to worst year spread20 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Mercedes A by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202294%13424,036 mi
202194%37,47726,277 mi
202093%59,63732,588 mi
201991%89,58840,548 mi
201889%1,66346,341 mi
201787%10057,562 mi
201687%9158,350 mi
201586%3686,896 mi
201474%4370,742 mi
201387%5469,440 mi

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About the Mercedes A

The Mercedes A has been tested 188,823 times in 2024 MOT data across 10 model years (2013 to 2022), with an average pass rate of 88%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as diesel and petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 94% pass rate from 37,477 tests. The 2014 model has the lowest at 74%. With a 20 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

Newer MERCEDES As show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 6 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2013) averages 69,440 miles, while the newest (2022) averages 24,036 miles.

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