Mercedes-Benz Vario MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz Varios passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 88 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 88 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

88

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Hatchback

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

2011 diesel

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 116,518 (most between 82,195 and 121,380).

2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (16.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (16.7%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (16.7%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively damaged (16.7%)
Leaks: leaking (16.7%)

Where 2011 Varios fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Brakes

33.3%

Steering

16.7%

Visibility & wipers

16.7%

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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.