Mercedes-Benz V-Class — reliability by registration year
2015–2022 · 8 registration years · 9,978 first tests
2017
breaks the run — 2.9 pp worse than the years either side
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every V-Class registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 556 | 84.4% | 86.0% | |
| 2021 | 503 | 82.1% | 83.7% | |
| 2020 | 779 | 81.0% | 82.9% | |
| 2019 | 2,101 | 82.5% | 84.8% | Tyres — Condition (front) 20.1% |
| 2018 | 1,927 | 81.3% | 83.5% | Coil spring (rear) 18.6% |
| 2017 | 1,882 | 76.7% | 79.7% | Coil spring (front) 15.9% |
| 2.9 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2017 V-Classs most often: Coil spring (front) (15.9%) · Ball joint (front) (14.8%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (13.2%) | ||||
| 2016 | 1,328 | 77.8% | 82.3% | |
| 2015 | 902 | 79.6% | 81.9% | |