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Mercedes-benz G-CLASS - 2013

116.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mercedes-benz G-CLASS, model year 2013. Sample size: 155 cars, 381 tests and 445 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 155 cars

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz G-Class shows an overall defect rate of 117 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average of 219 per 100, marking a 47% improvement. The model particularly excels in categories like brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all showing notably fewer defects compared to the yearly averages. However, it has higher rates of issues related to steering and other miscellaneous defects. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase as mileage rises, with the highest rate observed in vehicles over 124,000 miles. Overall, this model demonstrates strong reliability compared to its peers from the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 155 cars

More model years for Mercedes-benz G-CLASS

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 42.4% better
56.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 42.6% worse
18.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 59.4% better
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 47.7% better
26.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 65.8% better
75.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber bush excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 87.0% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
Equipment
▲ 9.6% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 116.8% worse
42.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 700 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 67
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 27
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 22
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 19
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 19
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 2