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 rate93.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+16.6 points
Tests analysed2,829
Average mileage at test28,486 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank213 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

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.7% of tests
  4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
  5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  7. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.4% of tests
  8. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.3% of tests (2.23x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
  10. 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:

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:

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