Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 958 individual Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m 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 Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A tested had covered 35,736 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 Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m 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 Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.2% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.5% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
4. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.2% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
7. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.1% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.1% of tests
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests
10. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.1% of tests

From 1,798 DVSA-tracked Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.72% of these flagged Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m 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 Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A year:

• 2020 Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A - 91.8% first-time pass, 292 tests
• 2021 Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Amg Line Prem De 4m A - 92% first-time pass, 647 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%

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• Volkswagen Id3 1st Edition - 91.8%
• Volkswagen Golf Style Tdi S-A - 91.8%
• Polestar Polestar 2 Ev Fwd - 91.8%
• Yamaha Unclassified - 91.8%
• Citroen C3 Aircross Shine + Ptch S/S A - 91.8%
• Vauxhall Corsa Elite Turbo Auto - 91.8%

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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