Where each one leads
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 Renault Trafic (passes 19% less often than average).
- Fewer Mercedes-Benz Vito cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (6.7% against 8.6%).
Renault Trafic
- New Renault Trafic cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 189 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 195 for the Mercedes-Benz Vito in 2022.
Too close to call: real-world fuel use in Europe, diesel (l/100 km).
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 Vito | Renault Trafic | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 167,595 (2010–2022) | 173,609 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 13,143 | 13,836 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 6,867 | 3,377 |
| In traffic in Finland | 2,733 | 331 |
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 Vito | Renault Trafic | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 66% | 58% |
| … against cars of the same age | −7% | −19% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 6.7% | 8.6% |
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 Vito | Renault Trafic | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 8.7 l/100 km | 8.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 195 g/km | 189 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 123 kW (166 hp) | 106 kW (142 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,064 kg | 2,096 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €59,618 | €47,237 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 269,000 km | 221,000 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).