Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2016
Cars aged 9 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
82.9% ±4.1 pp
M1 average at 9 years – 64.8%
n = 328 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
209,600 km
Percentiles · cars aged 9
p10 128k
p25 168k
p50 210k
p75 252k
p90 294k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 127,737 km |
| p25 | 167,633 km |
| p50 | 209,600 km |
| p75 | 251,772 km |
| p90 | 294,202 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
V-Class 2016, n = 328
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 64.3% |
| Minor defects | 18.6% |
| Major defects | 16.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.03 m⁻¹
0.5% over the limit · n = 205
What these numbers say
82.9% of 2016 Mercedes-Benz V-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 328), against an average of 64.8% for all 9-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 9-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 209,600 km, half of them between 167,633 km and 251,772 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 0.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.03 m⁻¹; 0.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate