MercedesGLA Class MOT results

In 2025, 83.1% of Mercedes GLA Class MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 80.3% for cars of the same age. 4.8% had at least one dangerous defect (5.9% for cars the same age). The typical Mercedes GLA Class tested was 6 years old with 49,700 miles. Based on 88,391 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 83.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 80.3%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.6%passed after repair
Failed: 14.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.8%same age 5.9%
Typical mileage: 49,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mercedes GLA ClassAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	192	95.3%	91.7%
2022	4,463	91.3%	88.5%
2021	8,301	91.5%	87.2%
2020	8,576	89.7%	85.9%
2019	16,065	85.4%	83.5%
2018	15,903	81.7%	80.8%
2017	12,452	79.7%	78.1%
2016	10,388	77.1%	74.8%
2015	8,668	76.2%	71.8%
2014	3,373	78.9%	68.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mercedes GLA ClassAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	14,021	91.5%	87.4%	29,900
5-9 years	64,916	81.8%	79.1%	52,600
10-14 years	7,682	77.3%	65.7%	79,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mercedes GLA 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	2,834	3.2%	1.0×	84.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	2,145	2.4%	1.5×	80.3%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,824	2.1%	0.9×	84.4%
M Manchester	North West	1,625	1.8%	1.2×	81.5%
SE London SE	London	1,618	1.8%	2.3×	82.1%
L Liverpool	North West	1,481	1.7%	1.5×	81.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,431	1.6%	0.9×	85.8%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,396	1.6%	1.0×	78.9%
RM Romford	London	1,371	1.6%	1.9×	83.3%
BS Bristol	South West	1,360	1.5%	0.9×	80.5%
RG Reading	South East	1,354	1.5%	1.0×	84.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,351	1.5%	0.8×	81.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,324	1.5%	0.8×	83.8%
SK Stockport	North West	1,286	1.5%	1.5×	85.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,284	1.5%	1.2×	83.7%
NW London NW	London	1,271	1.4%	2.2×	85.5%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,225	1.4%	0.8×	81.6%
E London E	London	1,221	1.4%	1.7×	85.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,171	1.3%	1.1×	77.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,168	1.3%	1.0×	78.3%
DA Dartford	South East	1,128	1.3%	1.7×	83.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,116	1.3%	0.9×	82.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,102	1.2%	0.8×	82.5%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,093	1.2%	1.5×	89.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,063	1.2%	1.1×	84.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,059	1.2%	0.9×	82.2%
CR Croydon	London	1,057	1.2%	1.8×	83.0%
WA Warrington	North West	1,036	1.2%	1.1×	83.6%
N London N	London	1,029	1.2%	1.7×	83.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,011	1.1%	0.9×	85.5%
TW Twickenham	London	997	1.1%	1.6×	87.9%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	994	1.1%	1.0×	82.5%
GU Guildford	South East	969	1.1%	0.8×	83.6%
CH Chester	North West	967	1.1%	1.0×	82.7%
ME Rochester	South East	947	1.1%	1.0×	82.2%
IG Ilford	London	944	1.1%	2.4×	86.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	942	1.1%	0.8×	79.5%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	938	1.1%	1.1×	86.4%
BL Bolton	North West	927	1.0%	1.4×	83.4%
SA Swansea	Wales	924	1.0%	0.8×	84.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	890	1.0%	0.9×	82.4%
SG Stevenage	East of England	873	1.0%	1.4×	85.9%
BN Brighton	South East	865	1.0%	0.8×	82.1%
HA Harrow	London	858	1.0%	1.6×	85.8%
EN Enfield	London	856	1.0%	1.7×	86.2%
TS Teesside	North East	837	0.9%	1.0×	81.6%
SO Southampton	South East	833	0.9%	0.8×	86.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	827	0.9%	0.8×	84.0%
UB Southall	London	824	0.9%	1.5×	83.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	798	0.9%	0.7×	78.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	788	0.9%	1.0×	82.7%
PR Preston	North West	777	0.9%	1.0×	82.1%
OX Oxford	South East	775	0.9%	0.8×	84.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	771	0.9%	1.3×	81.1%
SL Slough	South East	729	0.8%	1.2×	85.7%
SN Swindon	South West	717	0.8%	0.9×	85.4%
RH Redhill	South East	707	0.8%	0.8×	88.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	694	0.8%	0.7×	82.6%
BB Blackburn	North West	681	0.8%	0.9×	84.6%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	681	0.8%	0.9×	83.3%
OL Oldham	North West	680	0.8%	1.1×	84.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	658	0.7%	1.0×	82.2%
LL Llandudno	Wales	639	0.7%	0.8×	82.3%
BH Bournemouth	South West	634	0.7%	0.7×	82.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	632	0.7%	1.0×	82.6%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	629	0.7%	1.1×	87.1%
NP Newport	Wales	623	0.7%	0.8×	77.4%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	606	0.7%	0.9×	79.0%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	597	0.7%	1.4×	80.9%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	595	0.7%	1.3×	81.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	588	0.7%	0.9×	83.5%
EX Exeter	South West	559	0.6%	0.6×	83.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	550	0.6%	0.8×	82.4%
CW Crewe	North West	545	0.6%	1.0×	78.7%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	537	0.6%	0.6×	80.3%
WD Watford	East of England	531	0.6%	1.5×	82.1%
CB Cambridge	East of England	528	0.6%	0.8×	80.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	527	0.6%	0.6×	85.8%
LU Luton	East of England	524	0.6%	0.9×	83.8%
BA Bath	South West	508	0.6%	0.7×	86.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	481	0.5%	1.2×	78.4%
SW London SW	London	476	0.5%	1.3×	84.9%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	474	0.5%	0.8×	85.9%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	468	0.5%	0.6×	84.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	443	0.5%	1.2×	78.1%
WN Wigan	North West	421	0.5%	1.0×	81.2%
BR Bromley	London	411	0.5%	1.3×	86.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	411	0.5%	0.8×	78.6%
DL Darlington	North East	400	0.5%	0.8×	83.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	399	0.5%	0.8×	86.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	384	0.4%	1.0×	79.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	375	0.4%	1.0×	79.5%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	362	0.4%	0.7×	80.7%
W London W	London	355	0.4%	1.5×	82.3%
SR Sunderland	North East	354	0.4%	1.2×	83.1%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	354	0.4%	0.7×	86.4%
TA Taunton	South West	326	0.4%	0.6×	83.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	305	0.3%	0.8×	79.0%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	302	0.3%	1.2×	86.8%
DH Durham	North East	296	0.3%	0.7×	84.1%
TR Truro	South West	283	0.3%	0.5×	85.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	275	0.3%	0.7×	81.5%
SM Sutton	London	275	0.3%	1.4×	87.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	274	0.3%	0.7×	77.7%
LA Lancaster	North West	272	0.3%	0.6×	86.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	258	0.3%	0.7×	79.5%
TF Telford	West Midlands	243	0.3%	0.7×	86.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	202	0.2%	0.6×	88.1%
PH Perth	Scotland	189	0.2%	0.7×	85.2%
TQ Torquay	South West	184	0.2%	0.4×	83.2%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	158	0.2%	0.9×	86.7%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	154	0.2%	0.7×	82.5%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	153	0.2%	0.7×	88.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	134	0.2%	0.4×	84.3%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	27	<0.1%	0.4×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	27	<0.1%	0.4×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	11	<0.1%	0.3×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	8	<0.1%	0.2×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	7,499	8.5%	1.1×	80.0%
North East	3,112	3.5%	0.9×	82.3%
North West	11,540	13.1%	1.1×	82.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	7,026	7.9%	0.9×	83.0%
Wales	3,609	4.1%	0.9×	80.6%
West Midlands	8,089	9.2%	0.9×	83.8%
East Midlands	5,321	6.0%	0.9×	81.6%
East of England	8,276	9.4%	0.9×	83.1%
London	14,656	16.6%	1.8×	85.0%
South East	12,849	14.5%	0.9×	84.1%
South West	6,401	7.2%	0.7×	83.4%

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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 GLA ClassCars the same age

Tyres5.1%5.8%
Suspension4.5%4.3%
Lights and electrics2.6%5.4%
Brakes2.5%3.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.5%3.2%
Body and structure2.2%1.2%
Emissions and leaks1.8%1.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.5%0.5%
Steering0.1%1.0%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	2.0%	1.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	1.9%	1.0×	100.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	1.9%	0.6%	3.2×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.7%	1.1%	1.5×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.5%	1.7%	0.9×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.5%	1.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	1.4%	0.2%	7.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.0%	1.6%	0.6×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.0%	0.9%	1.1×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	1.1%	0.6×	100.0%

“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	16.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.7%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	6.4%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	4.0%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.8%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.4%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.6%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	1.6%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	1.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	42,847	85.8%
Diesel	42,675	79.8%
Hybrid	2,869	91.6%

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

MOT results for every model