2016 Mercedes-Benz Gle: MOT pass rate and reliability

89.1% of 2016 Mercedes-Benz Gles pass the MOT first time, measured across 5,426 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 69,850 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Mercedes-Benz Gles (88.9%, 28,878 tests): +0.2 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +8.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mercedes-Benz Gle model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mercedes-Benz Gle:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 89.1% 1,270 77,351
2016 89.1% 5,426 69,850
2017 87% 4,571 62,301
2018 88.2% 5,899 55,502
2019 89.3% 3,441 45,086
2020 90.5% 4,547 38,297
2021 89.6% 3,628 32,099

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Gle

The 2016 sits close to the Mercedes-Benz Gle average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Mercedes-Benz Gle the average at test was 69,850 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 90.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2017 at 87%. That 3.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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