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Mercedes-benz VIANO - 2009

285.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mercedes-benz VIANO, model year 2009. Sample size: 480 cars, 1,117 tests and 3,193 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 480 cars

The 2009 Mercedes-Benz Viano has an overall defect rate of 286 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% lower than the average for its year. The model exhibits notable strengths in the Wheels, Suspensions & Axles category, performing significantly better than average with a defect rate of 206 per 100 vehicles, compared to 295 for the average car. However, it shows weaknesses in Visibility and Equipment, with defect rates of 30 per 100 and 16 per 100, respectively, both higher than the yearly averages. Mileage trends indicate that defects tend to increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the Viano has a higher rate of defects compared to the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 480 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 22.8% worse
144.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 19.0% better
13.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 27.8% worse
29.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 5.3% worse
85.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 31.4% better
205.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 13.7% better
35.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 88.0% worse
15.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 21.8% worse
41.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 454 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 358
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 211
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 207
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 178
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 160
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 88
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 87
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 71
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 65
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 62

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 21