Mercedes-Benz Vito Review 2025: Price, specs & boot space

Written by Ivan Aistrop
Quick overview
Pros
- Good to drive
- A cut above for interior quality
- Sheer desirability
Cons
- Some optional kit should be standard
- Rear-drive only, so payload could be higher
- Not a cheap option
Overall verdict on the Mercedes-Benz Vito
"A prestige badge and a high-grade interior make the Mercedes-Benz Vito a mid-size panel van that feels genuinely posh."

The Mercedes Vito has been a high-roller in the mid-size van game for some time, and not just because it’s a big seller that generates significant income for its maker. It’s also because it makes those who own and operate it feel like a high-roller as well. Find out why in our 2024 Mercedes-Benz Vito review.
This generation of Mercedes Vito has actually been around since 2015, but in the middle of 2024, it received a facelift, and the upgrades were so significant, and made such a difference, that we felt the latest incarnation needed its own separate review. If you’re looking for something a little older on the used van market, check out our review of the 2015-2023 Vito here.
Central to the 2024 updates is the new infotainment system, an area in which Mercedes has been smashing it in recent years. The Mercedes Vito received a version of the company’s revered MBUX system, albeit a rather more basic version, but it still delivers broad functionality and good ease-of-use. It also gives the Mercedes Vito a slightly more high-tech feel than you get in many vans, and that helps towards the Vito’s inherent feeling of sophistication.
So do two other things. Firstly, there’s the three-pointed star on the nose, which not only makes the owner/operator feel like something a bit special, but it also has the beneficial by-product of immediately conjuring up impressions of success and prosperity in the minds of you customers and clients as you roll up for jobs.
And then there’s the quality of the interior. Granted, like in pretty much all other vans, the materials used are more focused on durability than tactility, and are therefore less appealing to the fingertips than they are in the firm’s passenger cars. Compared with rivals in the commercial vehicle sector, though, it’s a real cut above.
It’s a sophisticated-feeling thing to drive, too. The ride is perhaps a little bit firmer than you might expect, but it feels stable and assured on the road, and there are never any nasty surprises in the way it behaves. The three diesel engines on offer - there’s an all electric version, too, which will get its own review once we’ve driven it - do a good job on economy and refinement, and the most powerful one (which is the only one we’ve tried so far) delivers brawny, eager performance.
Importantly for any panel van (it’s available with three seats in the front, or as a crew van with an extra row of seats behind), it does a very reasonable job in terms of load-carrying: it’s not class-leasing for load volume or payload, but it is competitive.
And granted, it’s not cheap in the scheme of things, but neither is it outrageously expensive compared with more mainstream rivals, and you do get a very decent slice of standard equipment for your money. Overall, it’s a very compelling package for any owner/operator looking for a commercial vehicle with a little something extra about it.
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Comfort and design: Mercedes-Benz Vito interior
"Like in most mid-size vans, you get a proper king-of-the-road driving position due to how high you sit above the road, and it’s easy to see where the extremities of your bonnet are for manoeuvring."

Concerning your rear view, you don’t really have one in the panel van version outside of what you can see in your heated- and electrically adjusting door mirrors, but when you’re parking, you have the help of a rear-view camera on all versions. In the crew van version, there is a window in the rear tailgate, complete with rear wash/wipe, but even here, your view isn’t great because it’s impaired by the high-set headrests on the rear seats.
There’s a reasonable amount of adjustment for the driver’s seats, plus rake and reach adjustment on the steering column, so drivers of all shapes and sizes should be able to get themselves comfy.
Most of the switches on the dashboard are shortcut buttons for the infotainment system, but it is good that you have a row of physical buttons and switches to operate the ventilation system so you don’t have to go traipsing through on-screen menus. It is slightly irritating, though, that the vast smattering of touch-sensitive controls on the steering wheel are easy to brush by accident, thus instigating an action you never intended.
The instrument dials are traditional analogue ones with a 5.5-inch digital display inset between them, and they’re very clear and easy to read.
Quality and finish
Infotainment: Touchscreen, USB, nav and stereo in the Mercedes-Benz Vito
Space and practicality: Mercedes-Benz Vito load space
Handling and ride quality: What is the Mercedes-Benz Vito like to drive?
"It’s perhaps a little unreasonable to expect the Vito to ride and handle like one of Mercedes-Benz’s luxury limousines, but it does a very decent job in both departments."

In terms of ride comfort, the suspension is perhaps a little firmer than you might expect, so there are some rival mid-size vans that’ll provide a plusher ride. However, it never gets to the point where you feel uncomfortable, and things settle down a bit more when you load it up with some extra weight in the loadbay. Get yourself at a steady motorway cruise, meanwhile, and it feels as settled and as stable as you could hope.
The handling feels very tidy and assured, too. The Mercedes Vito has very decent control over its body movements, so the van doesn’t lurch about as you change direction, as long as those direction changes are conducted at a reasonable speed. The steering is nicely weighted and very responsive, and the turning circle feels tighter than you might expect, so low-speed manoeuvres don’t take too much arm-flailing.
What engines and gearboxes are available in the Mercedes-Benz Vito?
Refinement and noise levels
Safety equipment: How safe is the Mercedes-Benz Vito?
MPG and fuel costs: What does a Mercedes-Benz Vito cost to run?
"Despite the various engines, transmissions and body styles available within the Vito range, there’s actually surprisingly little variation in the official WLTP fuel consumption between the various versions."

"Despite the various engines, transmissions and body styles available within the Mercedes Vito range, there’s actually surprisingly little variation in the official WLTP fuel consumption between the various versions."
The best figure on offer comes on the lowest-spec versions of the panel van and stands at 39.2mpg, but even the thirstiest one returns 38.1mpg. The cleanest version of the crew cab, meanwhile, returns 38.6mpg according to the figures, while the grubbiest still manages 37.6mpg.
It would seem that fuel economy isn’t much of a factor when choosing an engine for your Vito, so just pick the pokiest one you can afford.
Obviously, the electric version of the Mercedes Vito doesn’t use any fuel at all, but we’ll deal with that vehicle in a separate review.
How reliable is the Mercedes-Benz Vito?
Insurance groups and costs
VED car tax: What is the annual road tax on a Mercedes-Benz Vito?
How much should you be paying for a used Mercedes-Benz Vito?
"If you’re buying a brand new Vito in a manner that requires paying VAT, then prices start at around £40,000 for the lowest-spec panel van, while the cheapest crew van starts at £49,000, although most of that price difference is down to the fact that the crew van isn’t available with the entry-level engine and gearbox option."

At the top of the range, prices extend up to £53,000 for the panel van, and to £55,000 for the crew van.
The updated 2024 version of the Mercedes Vito is rather too new for pre-owned examples to be readily available on the used car market just yet. It might be worth milling around your local Mercedes commercial vehicle retailer, though, just in case they have pre-registered examples or ex-demonstrators kicking about the place.
If you can live without the 2024 updates to the infotainment system, safety systems and all the rest of it, then you’ll obviously have an incredibly wide choice of pre-facelift Vitos, which are all but mechanically identical to the latest one. These start at around £12,000 or £13,000 if you don’t mind a somewhat interstellar mileage, and a budget of around £20,000 will get you a broad choice of panel vans and crew cabs in a variety of specs.
Trim levels and standard equipment
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