Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 602 individual Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 86% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto tested had covered 58,110 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.1% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.8% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.5% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
10. Brake performance unable to be tested, 0.2% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,203 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 12.18% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• Mercedes-Benz C - 77.4%
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - 78.7%
• Mercedes-Benz E - 79.2%
• Mercedes-Benz A - 89.5%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito - 72.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla - 85.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glc - 87.8%
• Mercedes-Benz B-Class - 74.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Jaguar Eagle - 86%
• Volkswagen Caravelle Executive Tdi S-A - 86%
• BMW 750 - 86%
• Hyundai Tucson N Line T-Gdi 2wd - 85.9%
• BMW 840i M Sport Auto - 85.9%
• Ford Transit Custom 290 Sport Eblue - 85.9%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

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• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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