Brake efficiency below requirements on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Brake efficiency below requirements on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 3,359 tests — 4.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 4.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 4.6× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 7 of 283, highest first |
| The model's own record | 81,825 tests · every year of the Sprinter → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 2.0%. The share has fallen 1.6 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 5.4%; best 2019 at 1.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82 | 2,257 | 3.6% |
| 2002 | 139 | 3,054 | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 156 | 3,192 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 184 | 3,555 | 5.2% |
| 2005 | 158 | 3,352 | 4.7% |
| 2006 | 155 | 3,239 | 4.8% |
| 2007 | 186 | 3,791 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 218 | 4,208 | 5.2% |
| 2009 | 162 | 3,021 | 5.4% |
| 2010 | 181 | 3,857 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 185 | 3,806 | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 234 | 4,442 | 5.3% |
| 2013 | 193 | 4,343 | 4.4% |
| 2014 | 254 | 5,141 | 4.9% |
| 2015 | 235 | 5,607 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 190 | 4,332 | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 133 | 4,381 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | 71 | 4,003 | 1.8% |
| 2019 | 63 | 3,783 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 68 | 3,336 | 2.0% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Brake efficiency below requirements: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →