Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission on the Mercedes-Benz Vito
Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission on the Mercedes-Benz Vito is recorded on 5,622 tests — 1.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% 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 | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 289 models compared | 27 of 289, 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, 0.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 2.8%; best 2022 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | 3,124 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 14 | 3,606 | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 73 | 6,704 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 216 | 7,594 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 501 | 27,608 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 594 | 49,746 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 690 | 33,462 | 2.1% |
| 2009 | 684 | 31,550 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 637 | 48,228 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 375 | 27,268 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 314 | 33,962 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 270 | 36,314 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 230 | 35,696 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 208 | 37,838 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 158 | 22,995 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 248 | 32,439 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 99 | 22,847 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 190 | 31,439 | 0.6% |
| 2021 | 35 | 11,502 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 3,042 | 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 £200–£700 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
- Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission: 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 →