Track rod end excessive play on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Track rod end excessive play on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 3,554 tests — 4.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% 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 | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 44 of 309, 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, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.7 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 3.9%; best 2021 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50 | 2,600 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 88 | 4,514 | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 93 | 9,162 | 1.0% |
| 2003 | 87 | 6,384 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 134 | 10,665 | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 118 | 6,704 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 135 | 6,478 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 287 | 11,373 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 310 | 12,624 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 270 | 9,063 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 308 | 11,571 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 249 | 11,418 | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 344 | 8,884 | 3.9% |
| 2013 | 204 | 8,686 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 228 | 15,423 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 238 | 11,214 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 168 | 12,996 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 142 | 13,143 | 1.1% |
| 2018 | 46 | 8,006 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 23 | 7,566 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 18 | 6,672 | 0.3% |
| 2021 | 10 | 3,854 | 0.3% |
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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end excessive play: 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 →