Mercedes-Benz Vaneo
Registered from 2002 to 2006.
About this model
The Mercedes-Benz Vaneo is a five-door, seven-seater compact MPV that was produced by Mercedes-Benz from 2001 to 2005. It used the automobile platform from the first generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Up to seven seater capacity was available, but this vehicle was not built as a van, instead it was built as a MPV. The name Vaneo is derived from the word Van, which is used in German for the car types MPV.
From the Wikipedia article Mercedes-Benz Vaneo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2003 1.6 petrol. 42 of 125 tests failed, 34%.
Better than 7% of 2003 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 639 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 48% | 20 |
| Lights and electrics | 45% | 19 |
| Brakes | 26% | 11 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 19% | 8 |
| Visibility | 19% | 8 |
| Body and structure | 17% | 7 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 48% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 26% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 19% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 45% of its failures
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 19% of its failures
- Body and structure — 17% of its failures