Mercedes-Benz V250 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz V250s passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 152 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

84%

MOTs analysed

152

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2015 diesel

81 MOTs

These figures come from 81 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 188,512 (most between 127,638 and 259,284).

2015: 93% → 2016: 95% → 2017: 89% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 87% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 82% → 2022: 79% → 2023: 84% → 2024: 77% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (4.9%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.7%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (2.5%)
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault (2.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.5%)

Where 2015 V250s fail

Wheels & tyres

7.4%

Brakes

7.4%

Suspension & axles

7.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.7%

Visibility & wipers

3.7%

Lights & electrics

1.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.