Windscreen damaged on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Windscreen damaged on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is recorded on 4,489 tests — 5.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 411 models compared | 25 of 411, 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, 7.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 3.0%. The share has fallen 4.0 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 7.5%; best 2019 at 2.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 159 | 2,257 | 7.0% |
| 2002 | 163 | 3,054 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 241 | 3,192 | 7.5% |
| 2004 | 234 | 3,555 | 6.6% |
| 2005 | 242 | 3,352 | 7.2% |
| 2006 | 243 | 3,239 | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 260 | 3,791 | 6.9% |
| 2008 | 274 | 4,208 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 191 | 3,021 | 6.3% |
| 2010 | 228 | 3,857 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 237 | 3,806 | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 288 | 4,442 | 6.5% |
| 2013 | 222 | 4,343 | 5.1% |
| 2014 | 302 | 5,141 | 5.9% |
| 2015 | 234 | 5,607 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 211 | 4,332 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 171 | 4,381 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 182 | 4,003 | 4.5% |
| 2019 | 111 | 3,783 | 2.9% |
| 2020 | 101 | 3,336 | 3.0% |
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 £80–£200 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
- Windscreen damaged: 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 →