12,865 on UK roads in 2025+100 vs 2024
On the road
12,865
12,865 licensed
Change vs 2024
+0.8%
+100 cars
New in 2025
497
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Mercedes V CLASS has a steady presence on UK roads, with 12,865 licensed in 2025 - up 0.8% on 2024. 497 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (100%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Mercedes V CLASS cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Mercedes V CLASS on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Mercedes V Class holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 22 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
78.9%
22 MOT tests in 2025 · 19 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
85.7%
2023
83.3%
2024
66.7%
2025
78.9%
▼ 6.8 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Mercedes V Class is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 7 cars tracked across years
42.9%
low · <5k
14.3%
avg · 5-15k
42.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,297-20,148 miles a year (median 10,633).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 50,279 → 77,530 → 60,120 → 71,417
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Mercedes V Class passes first time 78.9% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 14,357 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 100% of low-mileage cars pass versus 100% past 120k.
Of 4 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Mercedes V CLASS, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
