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Does the Mercedes-Benz GLE fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz GLE records 0.52 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.89 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) (−0.37, 95% interval −0.42 to −0.31). It ranks 340 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Mercedes-Benz GLE by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz GLE is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 532 times in 2019–2024.

Mercedes-Benz GLE: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction5320.45

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

If a Mercedes-Benz GLE gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?

0.8% of Mercedes-Benz GLE MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 11,744 miles later (933 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 933 (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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