Does the Mercedes-Benz GL fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz GL records 5.94 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.29 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.65, 95% interval +0.32 to +0.99). It ranks 238 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 GL by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz GL is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 833 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 833 | 4.06 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 248 | 1.21 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,497 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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