Pass rate
73.6%
Below average — 1.1 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 53 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £28–£76
2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 178,797 mi
Only 53 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
19.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 78.4% pass
- Avoid 2011 69.8% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 8.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.7%
- Typical mileage
- 179k mi
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner MOT pass rate is 73.6% of its MOT tests — 1.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mercedes-Benz Traveliner does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.1× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 16.9% of everything recorded on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner, against 5.5% nationally — 11.4 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 19.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Based on a small sample. 53 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 1.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.7%. The median 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner in this dataset had covered 178,797 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 7.55% of tests.
- 53 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.6% overall pass rate, 66.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mercedes-Benz Traveliner, the average is 74.5% — best year 2012 (78.4%), worst 2011 (69.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 53
- Typical mileage (median)
- 178,797 mi
- Make and model
- Mercedes-Benz Traveliner
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Traveliner MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Traveliner
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 15 | 60.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2010 Traveliner
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2010 Traveliner
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 7.5% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the tyre tread 5.7% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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Check the coil springs 3.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2010 Traveliner through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £28–£76 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £28–£76
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 53 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Traveliner, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2010 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.8% to 78.4% — a spread of 8.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 73.6%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2011 69.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2012 78.4% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2010 cars with a similar record
- Chevrolet Spark 73.6%
- Vauxhall Astravan 73.6%
- Ford Galaxy 73.5%
- Vauxhall Agila 73.5%
- SEAT Altea 73.5%
- Vauxhall Corsa 73.7%
Closest pass rates among 2010 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 148 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 29 | 19.60% | 20.89% | −1.29 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 25 | 16.90% | 5.52% | +11.38 |
| Tyres | 23 | 15.50% | 19.76% | −4.26 |
| Suspension | 18 | 12.20% | 20.98% | −8.78 |
| Non-component advisories | 14 | 9.50% | 4.18% | +5.32 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 12 | 8.10% | 12.21% | −4.11 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10 | 6.80% | 5.57% | +1.23 |
| Steering | 9 | 6.10% | 2.57% | +3.53 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 6 | 4.10% | 0.82% | +3.28 |
| Visibility | 2 | 1.40% | 4.97% | −3.57 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.5% | £5–25 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 7.5% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 5.7% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £25–65 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.8% | £45–120 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.8% | £80–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.8% | £45–110 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £30–75 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £3–12 |
| Anchorage loose Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 1.9% | £40–120 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 35.9% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.8% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 18.9% | £120–300 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.3% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 11.3% | £80–180 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Advisory | 11.3% | £60–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 7 | 71.4% | 49,169 mi |
| 60-90k | 3 | 100.0% | 61,036 mi |
| 90-120k | 3 | 100.0% | 100,415 mi |
| 120k+ | 27 | 81.5% | 253,261 mi |
Source: 53 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2010 Traveliner MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner?
73.6% of the 53 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 66.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (7.55%), srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault (7.55%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.66%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 71.4% of the time, falling to 81.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Mercedes-Benz Traveliner in this dataset had covered 178,797 mi.