Does the Mercedes-Benz GLE fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Mercedes-Benz GLE records 0.83 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.25 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.58, 95% interval +0.53 to +0.63). It ranks 49 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz GLE is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 850 times in 2019–2024.

Mercedes-Benz GLE: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements	850	0.72
Number plate showing an incorrect registration	61	0.05
Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off	38	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 vehicle identification more than it should?

What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

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