Where each one leads
Ford Transit
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Mercedes-Benz Vito
- Against cars of the same age, the Mercedes-Benz Vito comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 7% less often than average) than the Ford Transit (passes 11% less often than average).
- Fewer Mercedes-Benz Vito cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (6.7% against 11.9%).
- New Mercedes-Benz Vito cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 195 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 205 for the Ford Transit in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Mercedes-Benz Vito uses 8.7 l/100 km on the road, the Ford Transit 9.3.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Transit | Mercedes-Benz Vito | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1999–2027 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 185,348 (2010–2022) | 167,595 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 6,363 | 13,143 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 9,545 | 6,867 |
| In traffic in Finland | 2,890 | 2,733 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Transit | Mercedes-Benz Vito | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 67% | 66% |
| … against cars of the same age | −11% | −7% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.8% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −41% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 11.9% | 6.7% |
| US owner complaints | 790 | — |
| Most complaints about | Power train | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2015 (193) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 65 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,404 | — |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 4 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Transit | Mercedes-Benz Vito | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 9.3 l/100 km | 8.7 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 9.1 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 205 g/km | 195 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 96 kW (128 hp) | 123 kW (166 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,195 kg | 2,064 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €47,060 | €59,618 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 248,000 km | 269,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).