Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto 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 847 individual Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto 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 | 847 |
| Average mileage at test | 24,703 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2021 |
| Reliability rank | 219 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 Premium 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 200 Amg Line Premium Auto tested had covered 24,703 miles and was built around 2021.
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 Premium Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
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Most common MOT failures on a Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.7% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.3% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.2% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests
From 1,726 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.34% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto 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 Premium Auto year:
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto - 93.2% first-time pass, 426 tests
- 2021 Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium Auto - 93.8% first-time pass, 371 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
- Vauxhall Mokka Elite Nav Turbo - 93.3%
- Peugeot 2008 GT Premium Puretech S/S A - 93.3%
- Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi - 93.3%
- Citroen C3 Flair + Puretech S/S Auto - 93.3%
- Land Rover Defender Se D Mhev Auto - 93.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Premium D A - 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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