Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 14,042 tests — 17.2% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 3.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 3.7× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 30 of 318, 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, 13.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.8%. The share has fallen 12.5 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 13.3%; best 2020 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 346 | 2,600 | 13.3% |
| 2001 | 535 | 4,514 | 11.8% |
| 2002 | 785 | 6,108 | 12.8% |
| 2003 | 824 | 9,576 | 8.6% |
| 2004 | 851 | 7,110 | 12.0% |
| 2005 | 849 | 6,704 | 12.7% |
| 2006 | 766 | 6,478 | 11.8% |
| 2007 | 962 | 7,582 | 12.7% |
| 2008 | 901 | 12,624 | 7.1% |
| 2009 | 635 | 6,042 | 10.5% |
| 2010 | 819 | 11,571 | 7.1% |
| 2011 | 757 | 7,612 | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 1,029 | 13,326 | 7.7% |
| 2013 | 997 | 8,686 | 11.5% |
| 2014 | 995 | 10,282 | 9.7% |
| 2015 | 1,010 | 11,214 | 9.0% |
| 2016 | 511 | 8,664 | 5.9% |
| 2017 | 192 | 8,762 | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 81 | 8,006 | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 126 | 7,566 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 56 | 6,672 | 0.8% |
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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →