Roof paint blistering on older Marco Polo

[Dom]

I got my ‘67 plate Marco Polo in 2023. The roof pain was fine at the time. It has since developed some blistering. The local MB dealer has helpfully taken photos and sent them to MB UK. Local dealer was hopeful they would replace roof as low mileage and in good condition. MB UK has said it won’t replace roof as Marco Polo now 9 years old. I’m just wondering if there are any precedents of owners on here having roof blistering problem fixed by MB with an older van. Thanks in advance.

 

[Steve B]

Hi - highly unlikely on a old MP, the dealerships didn't like it and tried to get out of replacing roofs when they were in warranty!

 

[Dom]

Thanks Steve that’s helpful. I don’t want to waste energy if it’s unlikely they will support the repair. Dealership saying that it’s largely cosmetic and should never rust…….so hope that’s accurate.

 

[Pete S]

Hi Dom. We have a 2006 model bought 4 years ago, on which the roof has blistered, starting about 2 years ago. My guess is that the van lived in a garage until we bought it, but it has lived on the drive in the summer (and in a frozen garage in the winter) since then. Not ideal. I have had a paint shop look at it, and respray would be very expensive. The upside is that they also said it had no functional effect at all, we could just learn to live with it!