Mercedes-Benz Vito: reliability by registration year
2004-2022 · 19 registration years · 75,942 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Vito 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,767 | 82.9% | 86.0% | |
| 2021 | 4,432 | 75.6% | 81.1% | Windscreen wipers (front) 10.3% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2021 Vito: Windscreen wipers (front) (10.3%) · Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (10.0%) · Tyre condition (front) (9.5%) | ||||
| 2020 | 4,043 | 74.5% | 79.3% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 12.4% |
| 2019 | 7,710 | 73.5% | 78.6% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 14.2% |
| 2018 | 5,693 | 71.2% | 77.3% | Coil spring (rear) 16.0% |
| 2017 | 7,490 | 69.4% | 75.4% | Diesel engine warning light 15.2% |
| 2016 | 5,697 | 67.7% | 73.8% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 17.3% |
| 2015 | 4,515 | 66.6% | 72.4% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 18.4% |
| 2014 | 4,283 | 65.3% | 72.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 23.4% |
| 2013 | 4,054 | 63.0% | 70.4% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 24.8% |
| 2012 | 3,765 | 63.1% | 69.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 24.7% |
| 2011 | 3,118 | 60.9% | 68.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.9% |
| 2010 | 3,634 | 60.2% | 69.3% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.8% |
| 2009 | 3,499 | 59.6% | 67.5% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 21.2% |
| 2008 | 3,729 | 56.6% | 65.1% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.2% |
| 2007 | 3,600 | 55.4% | 63.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 18.3% |
| 2006 | 2,846 | 56.4% | 64.6% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 19.4% |
| 2005 | 1,462 | 52.0% | 61.1% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 16.4% |
| 2004 | 605 | 50.9% | 58.7% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 19.8% |