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

The Mercedes-Benz G records 0.83 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.62 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.79, 95% interval −1.14 to −0.43). It ranks 372 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 by registration

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