Does the Mercedes-Benz Vito fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz Vito records 23.40 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.41 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.99, 95% interval +4.85 to +5.13). It ranks 124 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 17,740 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 17,740 | 3.74 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 12,042 | 2.54 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 10,710 | 2.26 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 10,485 | 2.21 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 8,634 | 1.82 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 474,483 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Mercedes-Benz Vito gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.8% of Mercedes-Benz Vito MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,915 miles later (84,332 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 84,332 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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