Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,829 individual Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 93.3% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +16.6 points |
| Tests analysed | 2,829 |
| Average mileage at test | 28,486 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2020 |
| Reliability rank | 213 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 93.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + As 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 200 Amg Line Edition + A tested had covered 28,486 miles and was built around 2020.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A bought as a 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 200 Amg Line Edition + A
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 0.7% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.4% of tests
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.3% of tests (2.23x the national rate for this defect)
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
From 2,482 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.72% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A pass rate by model year
Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A year:
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 91.7% first-time pass, 1,264 tests
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 92.6% first-time pass, 720 tests
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 93.9% first-time pass, 2,098 tests
Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A by fuel type
Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:
- Petrol Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 93.6% first-time pass, 2,820 tests
- Petrol Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 91.8% first-time pass, 1,418 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
- Kia Niro 2 Ev - 93.3%
- Renault Captur S Edition Tce - 93.3%
- Citroen C1 Shine - 93.3%
- Mazda Cx-30 Se-L Lux Mhev - 93.3%
- Peugeot Bailey - 93.3%
- Vauxhall Mokka Elite Nav Turbo - 93.3%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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