2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 76.4% to 78.0% (±0.9 points).

• 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA77.2%
• All vehicles first used in 201674.9%

That is 2.3 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2016 (74.9%). These cars were about 9 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2016 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2016, failures are more common in suspension (1.4×) and noise, emissions, leaks (1.2×), and less common in tyres (0.8×), lights and electrics (0.5×), brakes (0.6×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.8×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2016.

1. Suspension10.4 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
2. Tyres5.6 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 6.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
3. Lights and electrics3.8 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
4. Noise, emissions, leaks2.9 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 2.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
5. Brakes2.8 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 5.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors2.7 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 3.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2016
7. Body, chassis, structure1.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
8. Seat belts and airbags1.0 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016
9. Wheels0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2016

All vehicles first used in 2016: the 245 models in our data, 2,632,483 tests (98.1% of all 2,684,065 tests on vehicles first used in 2016). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Mercedes-Benz GLA years

• 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA79.7%
• 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA81.8%
• 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLA85.4%

Other cars first used in 2016

• 2016 Ford Fiesta67.5%
• 2016 Vauxhall Corsa66.6%
• 2016 Ford Focus76.9%
• 2016 Volkswagen Golf84.0%
• 2016 MINI Hatch83.6%