Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,994 individual Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto tested had covered 32,045 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto sits 14.6 points above the national average, ranked 499 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto

1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.7% of tests (3.4x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.6% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.6% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
7. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.5% of tests
8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.4% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
10. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests

From 3,989 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.83% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.2% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 22.7% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 14.2% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.3% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.4% of tests
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.8% of tests
7. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.7% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
9. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.3% of tests (3.86x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.2% of tests

From 3,989 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto tests, 2024.

Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto's first-time pass rate has risen 2.3 points, from 91% to 93.3%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto year:

• 2019 Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto - 91% first-time pass, 2,352 tests
• 2020 Mercedes-Benz Gla 180 Amg Line Edition Auto - 93.3% first-time pass, 1,614 tests

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• Mercedes-Benz C - 77.4%
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - 78.7%
• Mercedes-Benz E - 79.2%
• Mercedes-Benz A - 89.5%
• Mercedes-Benz Vito - 72.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla - 85.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glc - 87.8%
• Mercedes-Benz B-Class - 74.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Skoda Karoq - 91.3%
• Ford Fiesta Trend Turbo - 91.3%
• Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line Tsi S-A - 91.3%
• Audi Q5 S Line 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A - 91.3%
• Toyota Prius Plus - 91.3%
• Audi A3 S Line 35 Tfsi - 91.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
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• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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