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Mercedes Benz

Esprinter Progressive

1,013 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Esprinter Progressives pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 8.7 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

67.0%

Pass-after-fix

6.7%

Fail

25.8%

Avg miles

18,235

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Esprinter Progressive: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 1,013 MOT tests, the Esprinter Progressive returns 67.0% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a missing CV-joint boot. A split CV-joint boot and a stop-lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 18,235, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    237 occurrences · 23.4% of tests

  2. 02

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    50 occurrences · 4.9% of tests

  3. 03

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    34 occurrences · 3.4% of tests

  4. 04

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    31 occurrences · 3.1% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade defective

    30 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    29 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    25 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  8. 08

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    24 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    23 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  10. 10

    A lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning

    22 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures

£28–£80

If every one of this Esprinter Progressive's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Buying or keeping a Esprinter Progressive?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Esprinter Progressive and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.