Does the Mercedes-Benz GLB fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz GLB records 0.49 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.83 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.34, 95% interval −0.52 to −0.16). It ranks 279 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on suspension · check a Mercedes-Benz GLB by registration

No single suspension defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mercedes-Benz GLB; the failures are spread across several.