Mercedes-Benz V350 MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz V350s passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 177 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

177

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

2012 petrol

26 MOTs

These figures come from 26 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 69%. Typical mileage 50,472 (most between 42,758 and 60,784).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 69%

Most common failures

Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (11.5%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (7.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (3.8%)
Horn: not working (3.8%)
Side repeaters: light intensity significantly reduced (3.8%)

Where 2012 V350s fail

Lights & electrics

11.5%

Suspension & axles

11.5%

Wheels & tyres

7.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

3.8%

Visibility & wipers

3.8%

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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.