Mirrors slightly damaged on the Mercedes-Benz Vito
Mirrors slightly damaged on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is recorded on 4,326 tests — 1.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 3.5× that share |
| The 231 models compared | 21 of 231, 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, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.8 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 2.9%; best 2022 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 70 | 3,352 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 204 | 7,594 | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 404 | 13,804 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 418 | 16,582 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 362 | 16,731 | 2.2% |
| 2009 | 345 | 15,775 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 306 | 16,076 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 246 | 13,634 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 230 | 16,981 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 218 | 18,157 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 239 | 17,848 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 168 | 18,919 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 256 | 22,995 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 226 | 32,439 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 140 | 22,847 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 216 | 31,439 | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 97 | 14,897 | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 57 | 11,502 | 0.5% |
| 2022 | 8 | 3,042 | 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–£15 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
- Mirrors slightly damaged: 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 →