2018 Mercedes-Benz V: MOT pass rate and reliability

83.4% of 2018 Mercedes-Benz Vs pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,490 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 92,915 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Mercedes-Benz Vs (83.2%, 10,860 tests): +0.2 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): -2.5 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 2018 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 2018 V

The 2018 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2018 Mercedes-Benz V the average at test was 92,915 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 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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