Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MOT pass rate: 75.5% (22,745 tests, 2025)

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter passed 75.5% of its 22,745 MOT tests in 2025 — 2.0 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 13 years old with 119,777 miles on the clock.

75.5%Pass rate (2025)

22,745MOT tests analysed

119,777 miMedian mileage at test

13 yrsMedian age at test

How the Sprinter compares

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

75.5%

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 Sprinter

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Sprinter:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	5,587	30.5%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4,613	25.2%
3	Suspension	2,842	15.5%
4	Body, chassis, structure	1,593	8.7%
5	Visibility	1,200	6.6%
6	Tyres	841	4.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for Sprinter owners

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

Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

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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Sprinter pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001	1,858	70.0%	+3.3 pts	134,796
2002	2,472	65.7%	-0.1 pts	129,863
2003	2,573	66.6%	+1.5 pts	132,374
2004	2,853	65.9%	+1.5 pts	129,449
2005	2,693	67.7%	+3.2 pts	125,102
2006	2,599	69.0%	+4.6 pts	134,992
2007	3,057	69.6%	+4.5 pts	141,611
2008	3,372	70.4%	+5.3 pts	137,012
2009	2,493	73.2%	+6.9 pts	133,070
2010	3,183	72.9%	+5.6 pts	139,907
2011	3,139	73.6%	+4.4 pts	136,191
2012	3,599	71.6%	+0.4 pts	128,580
2013	3,643	76.5%	+3.2 pts	128,020
2014	4,286	75.9%	+0.1 pts	122,862
2015	4,794	80.2%	+1.6 pts	117,939
2016	3,719	80.4%	-0.8 pts	97,870
2017	3,887	85.9%	+2.0 pts	92,050
2018	3,644	87.6%	+1.3 pts	81,665
2019	3,410	88.2%	-0.2 pts	76,728
2020	2,715	89.1%	-0.8 pts	51,370

Check a specific Sprinter 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

C78.2% pass rate · 343,551 tests A-Class77.8% pass rate · 232,671 tests E79.7% pass rate · 215,896 tests A89.1% pass rate · 93,733 tests Vito73.4% pass rate · 81,263 tests GLC87.2% pass rate · 65,847 tests GLA83.1% pass rate · 64,404 tests CLA82.7% pass rate · 62,279 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

In 2025, 75.5% of 22,745 first MOT tests on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Sprinter fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (30.5% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 75.5% it performs below the national average at a median age of 13 years and 119,777 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.