Mercedes-Benz Vito 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

42.0% of 27,931 MOT tests of the Mercedes-Benz Vito first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.0 (95% CI 97.2–100.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Mercedes-Benz Vito built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	42.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	27931
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.2–100.8)	99.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	27931
Rank among this model's 22 build years	5	of 22	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	27931
Tested in 2024	4283	tests	median 165,189 miles	2024	4283

Built 2008 against Mercedes-Benz Vito normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 41.7% vs 41.9%; age 12: 41.6% vs 41%; age 13: 42.2% vs 42%; age 14: 41.6% vs 41.9%; age 15: 42% vs 43.4%; age 16: 43.2% vs 44.6%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Mercedes-Benz Vito by registration · All Mercedes-Benz Vito MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Vito fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Mercedes-Benz Vito built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	4,362	41.7	40.3–43.2	41.9	99.6
12	3,838	41.6	40.1–43.2	41	101.5
13	5,407	42.2	40.9–43.5	42	100.5
14	5,187	41.6	40.3–43	41.9	99.2
15	4,854	42	40.6–43.4	43.4	96.7
16	4,283	43.2	41.8–44.7	44.6	97

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,931 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Vito?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 36.3 items per 100 first tests, against 24.5 across all build years of the Mercedes-Benz Vito. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mercedes-Benz Vito built 2008 against the Mercedes-Benz Vito in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	36.3	24.5	10,150
Brakes	34.2	23.4	9,550
Suspension	25.9	17.8	7,223
Visibility	16.7	14.6	4,677
Body, chassis, structure	10.9	8.4	3,031

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,931 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 22 published build years of the Mercedes-Benz Vito, 2008 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 101.0. 2009: index 98.3.

Mercedes-Benz Vito build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1999	94.6	81.4–107.8	no different (rough estimate)	405
2000	106.4	94.9–117.9	no different (rough estimate)	609
2001	106.5	99.8–113.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,843
2002	107.5	102.7–112.3	worse (rough estimate)	3,737
2003	110.9	106.6–115.2	worse	4,818
2004	105.6	102.6–108.7	worse	9,128
2005	104.4	102.1–106.8	worse	16,326
2006	100.8	98.9–102.7	no different	24,778
2007	101.0	99.3–102.8	no different	28,846
2008	99.0	97.2–100.8	no different	27,931
2009	98.3	96.4–100.2	no different	26,194
2010	100.8	98.8–102.7	no different	26,285
2011	101.5	99.4–103.7	no different	22,784
2012	101.3	99.4–103.3	no different	28,911
2013	99.2	97.2–101.1	no different	29,217
2014	99.9	97.8–102.0	no different	27,962
2015	98.6	96.6–100.7	no different	31,051
2016	104.2	102.2–106.2	worse	37,708
2017	92.0	90.3–93.7	better	46,586
2018	99.4	96.9–101.9	no different	25,552
2019	104.8	102.3–107.4	worse	26,775
2020	111.2	106.4–116.0	worse	8,223

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 455,669 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Mercedes-Benz Vito 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mercedes-vito/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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