2017 Mercedes-Benz V: MOT pass rate and reliability

82.9% of 2017 Mercedes-Benz Vs pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,267 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 112,266 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Mercedes-Benz Vs (83.2%, 10,860 tests): -0.3 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): -0.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mercedes-Benz V model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mercedes-Benz V:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 81.4% 919 142,278
2016 83.4% 1,505 125,349
2017 82.9% 2,267 112,266
2018 83.4% 2,490 92,915
2019 87% 2,543 83,095
2020 83.2% 285 55,264

What this means if you are buying a 2017 V

The 2017 sits close to the Mercedes-Benz V average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2017 Mercedes-Benz V the average at test was 112,266 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 87%, and the weakest in our data is 2015 at 81.4%. That 5.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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