diff --git a/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.cpp b/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.cpp
index a23eb9136368..693780abbe99 100644
--- a/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.cpp
@@ -260,12 +260,7 @@ CommonXMLStructure::PlanParameters::writeIgnoringMessage(const CommonXMLStructur
 
 CommonXMLStructure::SumoBaseObject::SumoBaseObject(SumoBaseObject* parent) :
     mySumoBaseObjectParent(parent),
-    myTag(SUMO_TAG_NOTHING),
-    myVClass(SVC_IGNORING),
-    myVehicleTypeParameter(""),
-    myDefinedVehicleTypeParameter(false),
-    myDefinedVehicleParameter(false),
-    myDefinedStopParameter(false) {
+    myVehicleTypeParameter("") {
     // add this SumoBaseObject into parent children
     if (mySumoBaseObjectParent) {
         mySumoBaseObjectParent->addSumoBaseObjectChild(this);
@@ -321,12 +316,24 @@ CommonXMLStructure::SumoBaseObject::setTag(const SumoXMLTag tag) {
 }
 
 
+void
+CommonXMLStructure::SumoBaseObject::markAsCreated() {
+    myWasCreated = true;
+}
+
+
 SumoXMLTag
 CommonXMLStructure::SumoBaseObject::getTag() const {
     return myTag;
 }
 
 
+bool
+CommonXMLStructure::SumoBaseObject::wasCreated() const {
+    return myWasCreated;
+}
+
+
 CommonXMLStructure::SumoBaseObject*
 CommonXMLStructure::SumoBaseObject::getParentSumoBaseObject() const {
     return mySumoBaseObjectParent;
diff --git a/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.h b/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.h
index a10b9ea9f800..b5955c42496f 100644
--- a/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.h
+++ b/src/utils/xml/CommonXMLStructure.h
@@ -148,12 +148,18 @@ class CommonXMLStructure {
         /// @brief set SumoBaseObject tag
         void setTag(const SumoXMLTag tag);
 
+        /// @brief mark as successfully created
+        void markAsCreated();
+
         /// @name get functions
         /// @{
 
         /// @brief get XML myTag
         SumoXMLTag getTag() const;
 
+        /// @brief check if the object was successfully created in build<...> function
+        bool wasCreated() const;
+
         /// @brief get pointer to mySumoBaseObjectParent SumoBaseObject (if is null, then is the root)
         SumoBaseObject* getParentSumoBaseObject() const;
 
@@ -309,7 +315,10 @@ class CommonXMLStructure {
         SumoBaseObject* mySumoBaseObjectParent;
 
         /// @brief XML myTag
-        SumoXMLTag myTag;
+        SumoXMLTag myTag = SUMO_TAG_NOTHING;
+
+        /// @brief flag to check if object was created in build<..> function (by default false)
+        bool myWasCreated = false;
 
         /// @brief string attributes
         std::map<const SumoXMLAttr, std::string> myStringAttributes;
@@ -348,7 +357,7 @@ class CommonXMLStructure {
         std::vector<SumoBaseObject*> mySumoBaseObjectChildren;
 
         /// @brief vehicle class
-        SUMOVehicleClass myVClass;
+        SUMOVehicleClass myVClass = SVC_IGNORING;
 
         /// @brief vehicle type parameter
         SUMOVTypeParameter myVehicleTypeParameter;
@@ -370,13 +379,13 @@ class CommonXMLStructure {
 
     private:
         /// @brief flag for defined vehicle type parameter
-        bool myDefinedVehicleTypeParameter;
+        bool myDefinedVehicleTypeParameter = false;
 
         /// @brief @brief flag for defined vehicle parameter
-        bool myDefinedVehicleParameter;
+        bool myDefinedVehicleParameter = false;
 
         /// @brief @brief flag for defined stop parameter
-        bool myDefinedStopParameter;
+        bool myDefinedStopParameter = false;
 
         /// @brief handle attribute error
         void handleAttributeError(const SumoXMLAttr attr, const std::string& type) const;