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MERCEDES-BENZ V - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/mercedes-benz/v

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz

Model: V

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 64,263 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

84.0%

Share of this model's 64,263 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£290/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

114,300

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

139,001

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

8.7

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

8,996

8,970 valid MOT, 26 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

64,263

64,263 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

8,996On the road

Insight summary

Mercedes-Benz V is a rare model in this snapshot, with 8,996 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 84.0% from 64,263 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 114,300 miles and an average age of 8.7 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 139,001 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and coil springs. The practical read is that the Mercedes-Benz V looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	8,814
PETROL	179
LPG	3

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	894
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	581
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	547
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	492
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	452
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	446
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	435
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	396
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	343
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	333
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	326
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	297
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	284
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	263
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	255
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	251
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	248
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	247
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	243
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	238
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	232
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))	229
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	207
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	199
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	194

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 8,632 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

894

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

581

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

547

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

492

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

452

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

446

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

435

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

396

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

343

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

333

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

326

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

297

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

284

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

263

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

255

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

251

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

248

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

247

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

243

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

238

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

232

Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))

229

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

207

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

199

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

194

Mercedes-Benz V reliability and MOT data