Mercedes-Benz Glc — reliability by registration year

2015–2022 · 8 registration years · 79,871 first tests

2020 breaks the run — 1.1 pp better than the years either side 2018 breaks the run — 1.2 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Glc registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Mercedes-Benz Glc first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 6,564 90.8% 92.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 31.6%
2021 6,228 90.5% 92.2% Tyres — Condition (rear) 26.4%
2020 10,628 89.7% 91.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 19.7%
1.1 pp better than the years either side What failed 2020 Glcs most often: Tyres — Condition (rear) (19.7%) · Ball joint (front) (16.8%) · Tread depth (rear) (7.7%)
2019 16,403 86.5% 88.2% Ball joint (front) 18.6%
2018 18,085 84.0% 85.8% Ball joint (front) 24.4%
1.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2018 Glcs most often: Ball joint (front) (24.4%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (13.5%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (13.3%)
2017 11,952 84.0% 85.9% Ball joint (front) 25.4%
2016 8,746 82.7% 84.9% Ball joint (front) 23.2%
2015 1,265 83.1% 84.9%

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