Does the Mercedes-Benz GLC fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC records 6.41 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.69 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) (−0.28, 95% interval −0.37 to −0.19). It ranks 323 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz GLC is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 7,304 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre seriously damaged | 7,304 | 2.44 |
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 6,261 | 2.09 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 4,511 | 1.51 |
| A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative | 440 | 0.15 |
| A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction | 214 | 0.07 |
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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.2% of Mercedes-Benz GLC MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,092 miles later (42,449 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 42,449 (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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