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Average Ratings
Performance	5.7/10
Practicality	6.6/10
Reliability	4.5/10
Value for Money	3.8/10
Reviewer Rating	4/10
Overall Rating	4.7/10

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Full review by
thongy
on 24th Jun 2009

User Rating : 9
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Good Points: handling, comfort, safety, economy, the list goes on! after care service is fantastic and the fact that the sales staff at Mercedes-Benz know what i needed in terms of weight capacity and engine size to do the job properly.

Bad Points: a bit of a price gap from competitiors, but after 8 months, i made up that gap with servicing and fuel costs.

General comments: mate, this Mercedes Benz VITO 111CDI LWB Extra Long van has put more money back in my pocket than ive had hot dinners. As the old saying goes, you pay for what you get, and i got a great van! worth every single penny!
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Review by
Guest.
on 5th Jun 2009

User Rating : 0
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Have owend a Mercedes Benz vito van for past 5 years - only has 52,000 on the clock..I have spent £12,000 in the past two years keeping it alive!new steering rack, new computer unit, new alternator x2 (the 2nd one was damaged due a leaking diesel pump??) new diesel pump, new sensor here and there, new shocks at the front, new engine mounts the list goes on... and today something else flew off while i was driving and black smoke filled the cab... I have owned this from new and looked afte ...
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Review by
Fat Frank
on 16th Mar 2009

User Rating : 2
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Bought a VITO new in Oct 04 and within first month rust appeared which the dealer did address after many phone calls. The rust reappeared in the same places plus more rust inside the van on internal seams. The van scrubs front tyres on outer edges. It has had a new steering rack at 70 k new rear suspension at 85 K . I'm the only person who drives the van and it does not carry heavy loads. Had a VW Transporter for 7yrs before with no such problems in 240 K miles of work
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Review by
kalliope
on 26th Jan 2009

User Rating : 0
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The Vito Mercedes-Benz I think is the best van of all, because is so comfortable and so practical for a family with a lot of members! Thank you! It's a magic van and so beautiful too...
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Review by
Gungeybaby
on 12th Jan 2009

User Rating : 1
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I have owned long wheel based 111 since june 2007,July 2007 electrical faults appearred,snce MB have repaired investigated on 8 occasions including the last visit for two and a half weeks.,MB finance who currently own the vehicle { on hire purchase} claim to resolve any issue within 6 weeks! The technicians didn't seem to know what they were doing, they plug in the diagnostics and stare at it blankly and I quote " we have found 36 faults with your vehicle but not the faults you have described ...
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Review by
simon waumsley
on 9th Sep 2008

User Rating : 5
Respect : 0
No Spare tyre on a van????? Had the brackets fitted by dealer to accommodate but when I inspected the work they had used a grinder on the chassis to weld to (fair enough) but failed to put any waxoil/underseal on the job when finished, did this myself to avoid returning to the idiots at mercedes. Expensive model but I do like it and it goes like stink.
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Review by
Guest.
on 27th Aug 2008

User Rating : 7
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Drives beautifully, comfortable. Looks good in black with alloy wheels. Two siding doors is great. Great to drive, but resale value will be killed by rust. Mercedes pretend this is almost unheard of.
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Review by
mblundred
on 28th Jul 2008

User Rating : 3
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This 2005 Mercedes Vito is good to drive and looks considerably better than it's competitors. But my first Mercedes has still been a big disapointment due to manufacturing and support. It has only had a couple of mechanical failures, quite impresive for 125000 miles. But, rusting bodywork is unacceptable. On a commercial vehicle, money is what counts. My local Mercedes service agent charges almost £100 per hour and each repair has had to be corrected at least once. I refuse to pay that ra ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 28th Jul 2008

User Rating : 7
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Van currently with dealer who will check it out whilst im on hols. So far dealers have handled complaint well. But I expect them to cover cost of new tyres or at least make contribution to new tyres. Drivers window switch came off in my hands at about 15000 miles. Noticed excessice tyre wear on outside of front tyres at about 10000 miles . stupidly thought it was design of tyre as rest of tyre tread still had so muck tread left. Van had first service at 19000 miles. 800 mile later I found the ou ...
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Review by
turtleshead
on 25th Jul 2008

User Rating : 4
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I own a 4 year old Mercedes Vito traveliner. It has reativly low mileage. (52,000 miles). It has never done any commercial carrying. It has also been well looked after. However, corrosion has been a problem from early days. The first was noticed after about nine months. There was substantial rust inside the sliding doors, also inside the rear light clusters. This was taken care of by Mercedes. Last year I had substantial rust on the underside of the bonnet. This again was taken care of under war ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 18th Jul 2008

User Rating : 4
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I would not have another Mercedes Benz Vito unless they can rectify rusting. I could live with the other problems: 2 water leaks from loose hose clips, front tyres scrubbing- now fixed, seat splitting for second time, seat belt sticking, sliding door dropped, window cable snapped, failed turbo sensor, alarm problems-returned 7 times in first 2 months, enginner from Germany investigated problems twice, missing heater part (could not prove whose fault as I had sat nav fitted elsewhere), gears stif ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 5th May 2008

User Rating : 3
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My Mercedes Benz Vito is 4 years and 4 months old. 51.000 miles. It has not been used for heavy work. I am a printing press engineer. All it is used for is carrying tools and occasionally personal stuff. The most weight it has carried is a fridge freezer. Considering it has had 2 new shock accsorbers, 1 spring, radiator problems, fuel consumption is not good and has had serious rust problems, it is not good value. Merc don't want to know about ongoing rust problems. I will be changing as soon as ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 6th Apr 2008

User Rating : 7
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The Mercedes-Benz VITO Could have done with the 150 bhp engine- although 109 bhp is reasonable. Rust is just not acceptable- what will it be like in another 2 years. Have not used Merc. dealers. Garage wanted 350 plus VAT for basic service- change the oil and kick the tyres. I don't think so.
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Review by
Guest.
on 11th Jan 2008

User Rating : 2
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Nice van if it works. Don't give Mercedes your cash. The quality of their product has improved since a few years ago but it is still not good enough. This was the most expensive van I looked at and could have got a better built vehicle with another dealer for thousands less. I have wasted days of my working time driving the van to the other side of town to the dealer and sitting waiting for the repair or loading all of the materials/tools into the loan van and then back for my van ,unloading /lo ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 10th Jan 2008

User Rating : 9
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Good space and credibility with customers. The Mercedes-Benz VITO 111CDI LWB Extra Long is great to drive.
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Review by
ray convery
on 23rd Jul 2007

User Rating : 1
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Mercedes would take no responsibility whatsoever. Each time I spoke to somebody different they kept informing me that the radio was not the original one but seemed to get flustered when I informed them that they installed the radio/sat nav system.
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Review by
Mr bishi
on 14th Jul 2007

User Rating : 4
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Electric window buttons on my Mercedes-Benz VITO are worn out already. They won't replace the buttons because they say it's the tile adhesive that I use in my job that is wearing them down. My hands are clean the whole time! Water in the fuel filter, but they tell me petrol stations have too much water in their tanks. Not so. It only happens when it rains. Just today I had to drain the fuel filter 25 times in the space of 2 hours. It's fine when it's dry. They have already replaced the injectors ...
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Review by
Tizzer
on 5th Jul 2007

User Rating : 7
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I have just bought a Mercedes 111 CDI Xtra long version. Have owned it for 5 days and up to this point I'm very pleased with it (very early days). However, disaster has just struck!....I picked up two passengers from the airport last night, jumped on the motorway and then BANG! I turned round to my right and the sealed window on the sliding door had exploded and shattered! No one had taken a pot shot at me and no loose stones had flew up and hit the window! I'm convinced this was a manufacturers ...
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Review by
brucei17
on 24th Mar 2007

User Rating : 0
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I have owned my Mercedes-Benz VITO 111CDI LWB Extra Long now for nearly 2 years and I cannot express my complete disappointment, distrust and disgust with not only the vehicle but also the complete lack of support from Mercedes. Since new, I have had major suspension problems, from noises like twisting metal, to banging noises from the suspension. On full lock the van crabs to such an extent that you cannot use full lock. The van wanders across the road and the steering wheel cannot be straig ...
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Review by
Dubster20
on 20th Jan 2007

User Rating : 4
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Since owning this van as a company vehicle, it has been nothing but trouble and has been back to the dealer several times. The build quality is very poor, rust appears as soon as the paint is chipped and gets worse very quickly. The van has been returned to the dealer on 3 occasions for noisy front suspension the strut rubber mounts were replaced first, then a day to track and set up the suspension. The second time the struts and the mounts were replaced and another day off the road to set up su ...
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