MercedesGL Class MOT results

In 2025, 82.9% of Mercedes GL Class MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 66.9% for cars of the same age. 5.5% had at least one dangerous defect (8.4% for cars the same age). The typical Mercedes GL Class tested was 11 years old with 100,000 miles. Based on 3,056 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Mercedes GL Class cars are on the road

First-time pass: 82.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 66.9%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.3%passed after repair
Failed: 13.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 5.5%same age 8.4%
Typical mileage: 100,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mercedes GL ClassAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2019	53	75.5%	83.5%
2016	216	82.4%	74.8%
2015	619	85.5%	71.8%
2014	517	85.7%	68.5%
2013	492	84.1%	65.6%
2012	97	83.5%	63.2%
2011	258	78.7%	61.0%
2010	179	81.0%	59.1%
2009	88	77.3%	58.1%
2008	161	76.4%	57.0%
2007	202	78.7%	57.2%
2006	51	78.4%	56.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mercedes GL ClassAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	46	97.8%	87.4%	34,700
5-9 years	631	84.0%	79.1%	77,000
10-14 years	1,788	83.6%	65.7%	101,500
15-19 years	577	78.3%	57.6%	128,200
20-29 years	11	72.7%	59.6%	78,000
30-39 years	1	100.0%	71.3%	5,000

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mercedes GL Class is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	118	3.9%	1.2×	85.6%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	79	2.6%	3.1×	87.3%
RG Reading	South East	74	2.4%	1.6×	81.1%
UB Southall	London	73	2.4%	3.9×	90.4%
NW London NW	London	63	2.1%	3.1×	81.0%
M Manchester	North West	62	2.0%	1.3×	85.5%
HA Harrow	London	61	2.0%	3.3×	88.5%
GU Guildford	South East	57	1.9%	1.4×	78.9%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	57	1.9%	1.0×	84.2%
N London N	London	55	1.8%	2.7×	87.3%
RM Romford	London	52	1.7%	2.1×	90.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	51	1.7%	0.9×	78.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	51	1.7%	0.7×	84.3%
E London E	London	50	1.6%	2.0×	92.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	48	1.6%	0.9×	87.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	46	1.5%	1.1×	100.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	46	1.5%	1.4×	89.1%
SL Slough	South East	46	1.5%	2.1×	80.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	45	1.5%	0.9×	91.1%
SE London SE	London	45	1.5%	1.9×	73.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	45	1.5%	1.1×	75.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	43	1.4%	1.2×	97.7%
TW Twickenham	London	43	1.4%	1.9×	67.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	41	1.3%	1.0×	73.2%
SW London SW	London	41	1.3%	3.2×	82.9%
BH Bournemouth	South West	40	1.3%	1.3×	80.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	40	1.3%	1.4×	90.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	39	1.3%	0.9×	89.7%
OX Oxford	South East	39	1.3%	1.1×	82.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	39	1.3%	1.5×	84.6%
BS Bristol	South West	38	1.2%	0.7×	63.2%
IG Ilford	London	38	1.2%	2.8×	89.5%
ME Rochester	South East	38	1.2%	1.2×	89.5%
W London W	London	38	1.2%	4.7×	86.8%
PO Portsmouth	South East	37	1.2%	0.9×	75.7%
CR Croydon	London	36	1.2%	1.7×	83.3%
L Liverpool	North West	36	1.2%	1.1×	75.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	35	1.1%	1.3×	85.7%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	35	1.1%	1.3×	91.4%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	35	1.1%	0.9×	68.6%
BL Bolton	North West	31	1.0%	1.3×	96.8%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	31	1.0%	0.8×	87.1%
BN Brighton	South East	30	1.0%	0.8×	73.3%
DA Dartford	South East	30	1.0%	1.3×	86.7%
CH Chester	North West	29	0.9%	0.9×	–
EN Enfield	London	29	0.9%	1.6×	–
LU Luton	East of England	29	0.9%	1.4×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	29	0.9%	0.6×	–
SO Southampton	South East	28	0.9%	0.8×	–
IP Ipswich	East of England	27	0.9%	0.7×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	26	0.9%	0.5×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	26	0.9%	0.6×	–
WD Watford	East of England	26	0.9%	2.2×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	24	0.8%	1.0×	–
SK Stockport	North West	24	0.8%	0.8×	–
RH Redhill	South East	23	0.8%	0.7×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.8%	0.8×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	21	0.7%	1.6×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	0.7%	1.0×	–
WA Warrington	North West	21	0.7%	0.7×	–
EX Exeter	South West	20	0.7%	0.6×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	20	0.7%	0.5×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	20	0.7%	0.6×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	19	0.6%	0.8×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	19	0.6%	0.9×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	18	0.6%	0.7×	–
SN Swindon	South West	18	0.6%	0.7×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	16	0.5%	0.5×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	15	0.5%	0.9×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	15	0.5%	0.7×	–
TS Teesside	North East	15	0.5%	0.5×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	14	0.5%	0.9×	–
OL Oldham	North West	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
TA Taunton	South West	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.5%	0.5×	–
BR Bromley	London	13	0.4%	1.2×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	13	0.4%	0.6×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	13	0.4%	1.0×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	12	0.4%	0.4×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	12	0.4%	0.4×	–
SM Sutton	London	12	0.4%	1.8×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	12	0.4%	0.8×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	12	0.4%	0.6×	–
BA Bath	South West	11	0.4%	0.4×	–
DL Darlington	North East	11	0.4%	0.6×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	11	0.4%	0.9×	–
NP Newport	Wales	11	0.4%	0.4×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	11	0.4%	0.8×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	11	0.4%	0.3×	–
WN Wigan	North West	11	0.4%	0.8×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	11	0.4%	0.5×	–
PR Preston	North West	10	0.3%	0.4×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	9	0.3%	0.7×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	9	0.3%	0.5×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	9	0.3%	0.5×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	8	0.3%	0.4×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	8	0.3%	0.8×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.2%	0.8×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	7	0.2%	0.6×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.5×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	7	0.2%	0.5×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	6	0.2%	0.3×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	6	0.2%	1.0×	–
TR Truro	South West	6	0.2%	0.3×	–
DH Durham	North East	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
CW Crewe	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	169	5.5%	0.7×	76.9%
North East	68	2.2%	0.6×	79.4%
North West	313	10.2%	0.9×	82.4%
Yorkshire and the Humber	208	6.8%	0.8×	86.5%
Wales	60	2.0%	0.4×	71.7%
West Midlands	240	7.9%	0.8×	87.9%
East Midlands	201	6.6%	1.0×	86.6%
East of England	308	10.1%	1.0×	81.8%
London	728	23.8%	2.5×	85.0%
South East	552	18.1%	1.2×	82.2%
South West	209	6.8%	0.7×	75.1%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Mercedes GL ClassCars the same age

Tyres5.4%7.0%
Lights and electrics4.6%13.2%
Brakes3.6%7.5%
Emissions and leaks2.9%3.7%
Suspension2.5%12.1%
Body and structure1.9%4.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.9%4.8%
Seat belts and airbags1.0%1.1%
Steering0.3%2.6%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Mercedes GL Class tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	2.6%	0.9×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.2%	1.8%	1.2×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.6%	1.5%	1.1×	100.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	1.3%	1.8%	0.7×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.3%	1.3%	1.0×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.1%	3.2%	0.3×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	0.9%	0.6%	1.5×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	0.8%	1.1%	0.7×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	0.8%	2.0%	0.4×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.7%	1.3%	0.5×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	19.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	10.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.7%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.4%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	5.8%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	3.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	3.5%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	2.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	2,639	82.5%
Petrol	409	85.1%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model