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Mercedes A 200

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 13 years from 4,995 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

84%

Total Tests

4,995

Best Year

2021 (100%)

Years Covered

13

How reliable is the Mercedes A 200?

vs national average+2% (82% avg)
vs Mercedes brand average-3% (87% avg)
Best to worst year spread28 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Mercedes A 200 by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
2021100%3120,034 mi
202090%11234,776 mi
201996%8532,868 mi
201887%12236,068 mi
201681%3271,995 mi
201581%3679,979 mi
201481%1,23990,888 mi
201381%2,58895,619 mi
201285%146101,162 mi
200872%5491,746 mi
200777%12492,797 mi
200676%23786,286 mi
200583%18991,771 mi

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About the Mercedes A 200

The Mercedes A 200 has been tested 4,995 times in 2024 MOT data across 13 model years (2005 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 84%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as petrol and diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 100% pass rate from 31 tests. The 2008 model has the lowest at 72%. With a 28 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

Newer MERCEDES A 200s show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 8 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2005) averages 91,771 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 20,034 miles.

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