Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto MOT pass rate: 90.6% (2,795 tests, 2025)

The Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto passed 90.6% of its 2,795 MOT tests in 2025 — 13.1 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 5 years old with 39,974 miles on the clock.

90.6%Pass rate (2025)

2,795MOT tests analysed

39,974 miMedian mileage at test

5 yrsMedian age at test

How the A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto compares

Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto

90.6%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Mercedes-Benz average (all models)

80.7%

What fails most on the Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	242	100.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2020	5,127	91.4%	+1.5 pts	33,190
2021	1,812	91.7%	+1.2 pts	33,026

Check a specific A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Mercedes-Benz models

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto?

In 2025, 90.6% of 2,795 first MOT tests on the Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto fail its MOT on most?

Lighting, tyres and suspension dominate failures across comparable models.

Is the Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line Premium E Auto reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 90.6% it performs above the national average at a median age of 5 years and 39,974 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.