Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb passed on its first attempt in 89.2%, and its overall record sits +9.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb in the 2023–2025 data: 460 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb, each with how many of the model's 460 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 21 Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb tests, 4.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 8 Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 7 Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 5 Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 5 Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb model year on record is 2020 (91.3% across 80 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (88.8%). The gap between them is 2.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb Owners

These checks follow this Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Mercedes-Benz AMG Glb. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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