Does the Mercedes-Benz GLC fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC records 3.06 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.57 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) (+0.49, 95% interval +0.43 to +0.55). It ranks 244 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz GLC is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 7,608 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 7,608 | 2.54 |
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 904 | 0.30 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 242 | 0.08 |
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 190 | 0.06 |
| A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage | 82 | 0.03 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 299,023 (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
If a Mercedes-Benz GLC gets a suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.0% of Mercedes-Benz GLC MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,188 miles later (9,525 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,525 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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