Indicator incorrect colour on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Indicator incorrect colour on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 2,407 tests — 2.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share
The 243 models compared	49 of 243, 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 2000, 1.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.5%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 2.1%; best 2018 at 0.5%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	39	3,900	1.0%
2001	67	6,771	1.0%
2002	61	9,162	0.7%
2003	107	9,576	1.1%
2004	197	10,665	1.9%
2005	170	10,056	1.7%
2006	148	9,717	1.5%
2007	154	11,373	1.4%
2008	137	12,624	1.1%
2009	117	9,063	1.3%
2010	161	11,571	1.4%
2011	239	11,418	2.1%
2012	195	13,326	1.5%
2013	141	13,029	1.1%
2014	106	10,282	1.0%
2015	133	16,821	0.8%
2016	82	12,996	0.6%
2017	66	13,143	0.5%
2018	56	12,009	0.5%

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 £3–£12 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

Indicator incorrect colour: 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 →