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

The Mercedes-Benz GLE records 1.66 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.80 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.86, 95% interval +0.78 to +0.93). It ranks 228 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz GLE is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 1,334 times in 2019–2024.

Mercedes-Benz GLE: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	1,334	1.13
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	437	0.37
Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted	33	0.03

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 117,689 (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

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

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

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