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How many Mercedes Vito cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 100,028 licensed and 16,494 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Mercedes Vito generic-model group.

Looking at a Vito?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular Vito is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Vito disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 104,144 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 100,028 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 16,494 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 116,522 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Vito MOT pass rate

In 2024, 66.8% of 75,174 Mercedes Vito MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 76.5% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 56.5% aged 15–30 years.

  • Brake Performance — 8.5% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Exhaust Emissions — 5.1% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
  • Headlamp Aim — 4.2% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Headlamps — 3.9% of tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Mercedes Vito MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Brake Performance — 8.5% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
  • Exhaust Emissions — 5.1% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
  • Headlamp Aim — 4.2% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Headlamps — 3.9% of tests in 2024. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
  • Check the actual Vito — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1100,02816,494
2025 Q4100,77816,041
2025 Q3101,55815,450
2025 Q2101,91515,189
2025 Q1101,85615,146
2024 Q4101,74914,703
2024 Q3102,34914,148
2024 Q2102,62213,971
2024 Q1102,85613,771
2023 Q4103,02013,415
2023 Q3103,58412,717
2023 Q2103,82712,420
2023 Q1103,39412,519
2022 Q4103,83312,435
2022 Q3103,97811,864
2022 Q2104,14411,718
2022 Q1103,36711,715
2021 Q4102,74911,558
2021 Q3100,86011,206
2021 Q299,49211,547
2021 Q197,76112,094
2020 Q497,24711,633
2020 Q396,93211,274
2020 Q294,66211,741
2020 Q194,96811,721
2019 Q496,86610,023
2019 Q396,8879,329
2019 Q295,6558,979
2019 Q194,1678,830
2018 Q492,6728,689
2018 Q392,0178,116
2018 Q291,6637,790
2018 Q190,7877,724
2017 Q490,0207,601
2017 Q389,2047,134
2017 Q287,9086,906
2017 Q186,6876,739
2016 Q485,9626,463
2016 Q384,2755,892
2016 Q283,6045,584
2016 Q182,5915,551
2015 Q482,1165,220
2015 Q381,3554,775
2015 Q280,7094,530
2015 Q179,9674,460
2014 Q480,0164,222
2014 Q380,6793,690

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Common questions

How many Mercedes Vito cars are left in the UK?

100,028 were licensed and 16,494 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Mercedes Vito cars are SORN?

16,494 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 116,522 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Vito disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 104,144 in 2022 Q2 and stand at 100,028 in 2026 Q1, down 4%. That is up 2% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 16,494 are declared SORN — 1 in 7 of the 116,522 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Mercedes Vito MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 66.8% of 75,174 Mercedes Vito MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Vito fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are brake performance (8.5% of tests), exhaust emissions (5.1% of tests), headlamp aim (4.2% of tests).

Does this say whether one Vito is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.