Brake efficiency below requirements on the Mercedes-Benz Vito
Brake efficiency below requirements on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is recorded on 9,977 tests — 3.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 3.4× that share |
| The 283 models compared | 18 of 283, highest first |
| The model's own record | 319,824 tests · every year of the Vito → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mercedes-Benz Vito tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 3.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.8%. The share has fallen 2.6 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 4.2%; best 2022 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 116 | 3,352 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 262 | 7,594 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 573 | 13,804 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 675 | 16,582 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 695 | 16,731 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 648 | 15,775 | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 625 | 16,076 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 575 | 13,634 | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 712 | 16,981 | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 756 | 18,157 | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 714 | 17,848 | 4.0% |
| 2015 | 548 | 18,919 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 601 | 22,995 | 2.6% |
| 2017 | 723 | 32,439 | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 461 | 22,847 | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 595 | 31,439 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 248 | 14,897 | 1.7% |
| 2021 | 119 | 11,502 | 1.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | 3,042 | 0.8% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Brake efficiency below requirements: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mercedes-Benz Vito MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mercedes-Benz model →