Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Mercedes-Benz Vito
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is recorded on 30,413 tests — 9.5% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 83 of 318, 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 2002, 8.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.3%. The share has fallen 8.5 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 16.8%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 414 | 4,686 | 8.8% |
| 2003 | 471 | 3,606 | 13.1% |
| 2004 | 886 | 10,056 | 8.8% |
| 2005 | 2,342 | 22,782 | 10.3% |
| 2006 | 4,578 | 41,412 | 11.1% |
| 2007 | 5,562 | 33,164 | 16.8% |
| 2008 | 3,675 | 33,462 | 11.0% |
| 2009 | 3,073 | 31,550 | 9.7% |
| 2010 | 3,437 | 48,228 | 7.1% |
| 2011 | 2,812 | 40,902 | 6.9% |
| 2012 | 1,544 | 50,943 | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 559 | 36,314 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 375 | 35,696 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 173 | 37,838 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 67 | 22,995 | 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 £80–£180 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →