67.3%
Mercedes-Benz Vito
Mercedes-Benz Vito MOT pass rate and common problems
The Mercedes-Benz Vito passed 67.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 5 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Vito compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
77.1%
Mercedes-Benz average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Vito runs 9.7 points behind the Mercedes-Benz average. It is 31st of the 35 Mercedes-Benz models in the data. The average Vito arrived at its test 10.6 years old with 142,400 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Vito MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Mercedes-Benz Vito cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 76.2% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 60%, a drop of 16.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 14,880 | 76.2% | 3.9 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 33,321 | 70.2% | 2.1 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 35,774 | 60% | 12.3 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Vito failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Mercedes-Benz Vito cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 46.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Vito MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Mercedes-Benz Vito cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 34.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Mercedes-Benz Vito cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Vito
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint excessively worn. 9.1% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp not working on dipped beam and stop lamp not working. 8.7% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 4.9% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements. 4.4% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Vito has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Mercedes-Benz Vito buying guide.
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Mercedes-Benz Vito MOT FAQs
What is the Mercedes-Benz Vito MOT pass rate?
67.3% of Mercedes-Benz Vito cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 85,900 tests. That is 5 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 398th of 575 models.
What does a Mercedes-Benz Vito most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Mercedes-Benz Vito cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 5.6% of failure items. Next were rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (4.4%) and malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.3%).
Which area causes the most Mercedes-Benz Vito MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 23.4%, followed by brakes at 22.7%.
Do older Mercedes-Benz Vito cars fail their MOT more often?
Mercedes-Benz Vito cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 76.2% of MOT tests in 2025, against 60% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Mercedes-Benz Vito has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Mercedes-Benz Vito that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Mercedes-Benz Vito's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.