Does the Mercedes-Benz A-Class fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class records 8.70 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.92 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.78, 95% interval +0.73 to +0.82). It ranks 234 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 50,575 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre seriously damaged | 50,575 | 3.22 |
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 45,496 | 2.90 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 24,171 | 1.54 |
| A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative | 5,336 | 0.34 |
| A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber | 4,939 | 0.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,569,549 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Mercedes-Benz A-Class gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
8.8% of Mercedes-Benz A-Class MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,155 miles later (281,463 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 281,463 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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