Does the Mercedes-Benz V fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz V records 0.67 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.18 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.51, 95% interval −0.79 to −0.23). It ranks 375 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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No single noise, emissions and leaks defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mercedes-Benz V; the failures are spread across several.