Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the Mercedes-Benz Vito
Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is recorded on 3,865 tests — 1.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 185 models compared | 37 of 185, 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, 0.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.2%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2011 at 2.0%; best 2004 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 | 6,704 | 0.2% |
| 2005 | 46 | 15,188 | 0.3% |
| 2006 | 95 | 27,608 | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 122 | 33,164 | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 123 | 33,462 | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 92 | 31,550 | 0.3% |
| 2010 | 150 | 32,152 | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 556 | 27,268 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 787 | 50,943 | 1.5% |
| 2013 | 691 | 54,471 | 1.3% |
| 2014 | 542 | 53,544 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 173 | 37,838 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 156 | 68,985 | 0.2% |
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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush: 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 →