2019 Mercedes-Benz GT: MOT pass rate and reliability

91.5% of 2019 Mercedes-Benz GTs pass the MOT first time, measured across 213 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 18,957 miles.

How the 2019 compares

  • Against all Mercedes-Benz GTs (94%, 1,392 tests): -2.5 points
  • Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): +3.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mercedes-Benz GT model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mercedes-Benz GT:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 93.4% 228 29,941
2016 93.8% 289 29,388
2017 96.1% 258 21,235
2018 95.1% 307 17,509
2019 91.5% 213 18,957

What this means if you are buying a 2019 GT

The 2019 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.5 points less often than the Mercedes-Benz GT average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2019 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 7-year-old car fails on

A 2019 car is 7 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2019 Mercedes-Benz GT the average at test was 18,957 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 2017 at 96.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2019 at 91.5%. That 4.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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