259 on UK roads in 2025-48 vs 2024
On the road
259
259 licensed
Change vs 2024
-15.6%
-48 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Mercedes VANEO is a rare sight on UK roads, with 259 licensed in 2025 - down 15.6% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (72%), with most in the 1.6-2.0L class. Most date from the 2000-2004 era.
Licensed Mercedes VANEO cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Mercedes VANEO 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 Vaneo holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 410 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
63.1%
410 MOT tests in 2025 · 314 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
59.6%
2023
63.8%
2024
65.8%
2025
63.1%
▲ 3.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Mercedes Vaneo is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 378 cars tracked across years
78.6%
low · <5k
18%
avg · 5-15k
3.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 1,196-4,505 miles a year (median 2,460).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 76,755 → 78,461 → 76,669 → 79,107
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Mercedes Vaneo passes first time 63.1% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 3,905 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 71% of low-mileage cars pass versus 58.6% past 120k.
Of 116 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 VANEO, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
