Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in the Netherlands: does it fail inspections more than average?

In the Netherlands, 65.4% of 10,192 APK periodic inspections of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in 2024 found a fault that fails the inspection, 14.6 points above the 50.8% average for all cars inspected there. Inspection rules differ from the UK MOT, so the comparison is with the Netherlands' own average only.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in the Netherlands, 2024 periodic inspections
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Inspections
Failed the inspection	65.4	%	50.8% all cars in the Netherlands	2024	10192
Defects per inspection	1.73	per inspection	as recorded	2024	10192

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MOT results in the UK · Check a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter by registration · Download the outside-source table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · licences and full notice.

How does the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter do in each country it is inspected in?

Each row sets the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter against that country's own average; the rules and the car fleets differ between countries, so rows are not compared with each other directly.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: share failing the periodic inspection against each country's average (2024)
Country	Mercedes-Benz Sprinter failed, %	Country average, %	Position	Inspections
Norway	38.7	33.7	5.0 points above	1,799
Finland	34.0	26.3	7.7 points above	2,367
The Netherlands	65.4	50.8	14.6 points above	10,192

Source: Statens vegvesen (CC BY 4.0); Traficom (CC BY 4.0); RDW open data (not an RDW endorsement) (CC0), adapted · Window: 2024 · n = 14,358 (inspections) · Method: models matched by make and model name, a Vauxhall as the Opel of the same name; samples below 500 inspections are not published · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV · licences and full notice

Which faults do Dutch inspectors record most on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The most frequent RDW fault code on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in 2024 is AC4, steering or stub-axle ball joint wear of 1.0 mm or less, recorded 3,149 times. APK rules differ from the MOT, so some of these would not fail a UK test. English wording is our translation; RDW's Dutch original is shown alongside.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: most frequent RDW APK fault codes, 2024 (English: our translation)
Code	Fault (English)	RDW original (Dutch)	Times recorded
AC4	Steering or stub-axle ball joint wear of 1.0 mm or less	Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm	3,149
205	Tyre tread depth insufficient	Band onvoldoende profiel	1,801
210	Tyre pressure not at the correct value	Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde	1,602
516	Dipped beam incorrectly aimed	Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld	885
186	Stub-axle ball joint has too much play	Fusee(kogel) te veel speling	837
355	Braking deceleration or parking brake performance insufficient	Remvertraging / remwerking parkeerrem onvoldoende	595

Source: RDW open data, Geconstateerde Gebreken (CC0; not an RDW endorsement) · Window: 2024 · n = 10,192 (inspections) · Method: fault codes counted per model over periodic APK inspections · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Mercedes-Benz Sprinter periodic inspection results in the Netherlands, 2024 (source: RDW open data (not an RDW endorsement), CC0, adapted; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mercedes-sprinter/abroad/netherlands/

Original data: RDW open data (not an RDW endorsement). How the matching works: methodology.

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