Mercedes-Benz V-Class MOT pass rate by year
How the Mercedes-Benz V-Class's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1997 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Mercedes-Benz V-Class MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mercedes-Benz V-Class model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Mercedes-Benz V-Class averages 22.2% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62.8% | 37.2% | 8,249 |
| 1998 | 62.8% | 37.2% | 11,239 |
| 1999 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 10,993 |
| 2000 | 66.5% | 33.5% | 7,931 |
| 2001 | 66.3% | 33.7% | 8,610 |
| 2002 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 9,455 |
| 2003 | 69.3% | 30.7% | 5,634 |
| 2015 | 84.5% | 15.5% | 11,223 |
| 2016 | 84.8% | 15.2% | 15,477 |
| 2017 | 85.6% | 14.4% | 20,258 |
| 2018 | 86.1% | 13.9% | 17,954 |
| 2019 | 87.4% | 12.6% | 17,747 |
| 2020 | 86.5% | 13.5% | 4,227 |
| 2021 | 85.5% | 14.5% | 2,072 |
| 2022 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 1,354 |
| 2023 | 89.1% | 10.9% | 1,435 |
Does age change how often a Mercedes-Benz V-Class fails?
Older Mercedes-Benz V-Classs fail more often, as expected. The 1997 cars fail 37.2% of tests against 10.9% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 22.2%. The 1997 is the weakest year at 37.2%, and the 2023 the strongest at 10.9%.
More on the Mercedes-Benz V-Class
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Mercedes-Benz V-Class: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Mercedes-Benz models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain