Where each one leads
Mercedes-Benz Viano
- Against cars of the same age, the Mercedes-Benz Viano comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 4% more often than average) than the Volkswagen Transporter (passes 2% less often than average).
Volkswagen Transporter
- Fewer Volkswagen Transporter cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (8.0% against 27.9%).
- New Volkswagen Transporter cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 164 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 216 for the Mercedes-Benz Viano in 2022.
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
| Mercedes-Benz Viano | Volkswagen Transporter | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 54,766 (2010–2022) | 11,430 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 4,154 | 17,247 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,683 | 12,156 |
| In traffic in Finland | 496 | 2,191 |
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
| Mercedes-Benz Viano | Volkswagen Transporter | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 65% | 68% |
| … against cars of the same age | +4% | −2% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 27.9% | 8.0% |
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
| Mercedes-Benz Viano | Volkswagen Transporter | |
|---|---|---|
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 216 g/km | 164 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 120 kW (161 hp) | 127 kW (170 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,355 kg | 2,107 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €76,743 | €41,605 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 345,000 km | 419,000 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).