Mercedes-Benz GLE MOT reliability

Mercedes-Benz GLEs passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 33,215 tests in 2025. 1,270 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

33,215

Still licensed (GB)

1,270

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 diesel

2,046 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 30,259 (most between 21,272 and 40,948).

2023: 80% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.1%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (0.7%)

2022 ed

1,257 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 34,632 (most between 24,792 and 50,866).

2023: 100% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.7%)
Ball joint excessively worn (1.5%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.4%)

2022 hybrid

231 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 23,637 (most between 16,397 and 32,334).

2024: 100% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.6%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.3%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (0.9%)

2022 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 25,717 (most between 25,717 and 25,717).

Most common failures

Where 2022 GLEs fail

Wheels & tyres

8.3%

Lights & electrics

1.4%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

Suspension & axles

0.7%

Brakes

0.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.