Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 1.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,011 individual Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 75.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 24 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdis presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi tested had covered 54,738 miles and was built around 2021.

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 Vito 114 Progressive Cdi bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi

1. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 1.9% of tests (9.96x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment, 1.1% of tests (7.32x the national rate for this defect)
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 5.6% of tests (4.07x the national rate for this defect)
4. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.3% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this defect)
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.7% of tests (2.45x the national rate for this defect)
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2.2% of tests (1.77x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.7% of tests (1.73x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.5% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.1% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,467 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.53% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Vito 114 Progressive Cdi 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

• Land Rover Discovery - 75.6%
• BMW 525 - 75.6%
• Audi Allroad - 75.6%
• Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td - 75.6%
• Peugeot 508 - 75.5%
• Isuzu D-Max - 75.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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