Does the Mercedes-Benz Vito fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz Vito records 0.52 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.54 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.02, 95% interval −0.04 to +0.00). It ranks 351 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 1,174 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 1,174 | 0.25 |
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 893 | 0.19 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 291 | 0.06 |
| Number plate showing an incorrect registration | 87 | 0.02 |
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 vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.4% of Mercedes-Benz Vito MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,966 miles later (8,265 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,265 (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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