Used car guide
2015 Mercedes-Benz GL: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
84% pass first time (all 2015 cars: 74%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
230 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
84% pass first time (all 2015 cars: 74%)
Stands out: drive shaft (cv) joints 4.3×
1,667 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Mercedes-Benz GL compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 151 | Tyres 28% |
| 2016 | 666 | Tyres 29% |
| 2014 | 1,597 | Tyres 27% |
| 2013 | 1,509 | Tyres 25% |
| 2012 | 285 | Brakes 26% |
| 2011 | 805 | Brakes 30% |
| 2010 | 584 | Brakes 33% |
| 2009 | 531 | Brakes 32% |
| 2008 | 728 | Brakes 43% |
| 2007 | 1,375 | Brakes 40% |
| 2006 | 289 | Brakes 36% |