Does the Mercedes-Benz X-Class fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Mercedes-Benz X-Class records 2.18 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.64 expected for a lcv 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) (−0.46, 95% interval −0.76 to −0.17). It ranks 336 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Mercedes-Benz X-Class by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mercedes-Benz X-Class is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 95 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 95 | 0.79 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 69 | 0.58 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 45 | 0.38 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,953 (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
Other pages for this model
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