Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Linkage pin or bush excessively worn on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 3,498 tests — 4.3% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 8.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 8.6× that share |
| The 170 models compared | 13 of 170, 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, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.2%. The share has fallen 3.4 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 4.5%; best 2019 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94 | 2,600 | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 166 | 4,514 | 3.7% |
| 2002 | 254 | 6,108 | 4.2% |
| 2003 | 250 | 6,384 | 3.9% |
| 2004 | 323 | 7,110 | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 263 | 6,704 | 3.9% |
| 2006 | 207 | 6,478 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | 139 | 7,582 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 146 | 8,416 | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 115 | 6,042 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 209 | 11,571 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 143 | 7,612 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 247 | 8,884 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 253 | 8,686 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 193 | 15,423 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 200 | 11,214 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 126 | 8,664 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 85 | 8,762 | 1.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | 8,006 | 0.7% |
| 2019 | 16 | 7,566 | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,336 | 0.2% |
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 £40–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Linkage pin or bush excessively worn: 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 →