Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Mercedes-Benz Vito

Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is recorded on 9,851 tests — 3.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share
The 345 models compared	11 of 345, 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, 0.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2017 at 2.3%; best 2022 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2004	32	6,704	0.5%
2005	67	15,188	0.4%
2006	159	27,608	0.6%
2007	318	33,164	1.0%
2008	394	33,462	1.2%
2009	378	31,550	1.2%
2010	354	32,152	1.1%
2011	540	27,268	2.0%
2012	671	33,962	2.0%
2013	727	36,314	2.0%
2014	638	35,696	1.8%
2015	750	37,838	2.0%
2016	984	45,990	2.1%
2017	1,495	64,878	2.3%
2018	857	45,694	1.9%
2019	913	62,878	1.4%
2020	340	29,794	1.1%
2021	205	23,004	0.9%
2022	15	6,084	0.3%

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 £3–£12 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

Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative: 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 →