Does the Mercedes-Benz G-Class fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class records 1.02 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.33, 95% interval −2.81 to −1.85). It ranks 463 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Mercedes-Benz G-Class by registration

No single body, chassis and structure defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class; the failures are spread across several.