Car statistics by year

2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class

Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class cars first registered in 2015: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2015, so like is set against like.

A year of the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class. “2015” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
1,255 MOT tests of 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 88.8% All 2015 cars 72.6%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 83,200 miles; all 2015 cars 72,100
  • Left at the end of 2025 1,186 77.0% of the 1,540 at the end of 2015
  • Tests with an advisory 37.8% All 2015 cars 51.7%
  • MOT tests in 2025 1,255 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 10 years old, 88.8% of 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.6% for all cars first registered in 2015. 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes did better than average for their age, by 16.2 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 86.7% of the time (all 2015 cars 74.3%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class compared with all cars
First registered Mercedes-Benz GLE-ClassAll cars
’15 88.8%72.6%
’16 86.0%75.6%
’17 86.5%79.1%
’18 86.2%81.8%
’19 87.6%84.4%
’20 88.6%86.9%
’21 87.4%88.4%
’22 87.2%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 37.8% of 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class tests had at least one (all 2015 cars 51.7%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 19.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 5.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 5.5%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 4.2%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 2.7%
Transmission oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 2.5%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 2.2%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 2.0%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.0%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 1.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class?

Half of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 83,200 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 65,900 and a quarter more than 101,000. For all cars first registered in 2015, the middle figure was 72,100 miles, so 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes have been driven 15.4% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class and all 2015 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 49,400 65,900 83,200 101,000 120,500 1,200
All 2015 cars 36,100 52,200 72,100 94,600 119,500 2,231,507
miles

Half of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 83,200 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes are left?

At the end of 2015, 1,540 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 1,186 were: 1,105 licensed and 81 declared off the road (SORN). That is 77.0% still on the record, against 93.2% for all cars first registered in 2015.

Share still on the record since 2015

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2015. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2015, compared with all 2015 cars
Year end 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-ClassAll 2015 cars
2015 100.0%100.0%
2016 97.4%100.7%
2017 96.1%99.9%
2018 84.0%96.7%
2019 75.6%97.6%
2020 82.4%96.9%
2021 81.6%96.7%
2022 80.8%96.1%
2023 79.2%95.3%
2024 78.2%94.3%
2025 77.0%93.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2015

16 of the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class’s 66 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2015. 1 has no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2015 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2015 may have been built in 2014, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class recalls whose build dates include 2015
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
20 Feb 2023 On affected vehicles the aluminium bolts of the steering gear could corrode and break due to the intrusion of moisture. 21 Sept 2011 to 2 Feb 2017 51,251 (all models)
20 Feb 2023 On affected vehicles water might accumulate in the spare wheel well. The water could briefly come into contact with the fuel pump control unit impairing the fuel supply to the engine. 8 Apr 2015 to 26 Jun 2019 3,777
20 Feb 2023 On affected vehicles water might accumulate in the spare wheel well. The water could briefly come into contact with the fuel pump control unit impairing the fuel supply to the engine. 21 Sept 2011 to 10 Nov 2018 31,569 (all models)
20 Aug 2021 Vehicles with a panoramic sunroofthe polycarbonate panel may not have been bonded correctly during a prior service repair 30 Jul 2013 to 29 Oct 2019 61 (all models)
6 Oct 2020 Engine control unit software to be updated 8 Nov 2011 to 31 May 2018 994 (all models)
3 Sept 2020 Software update to improve emissions 24 Feb 2012 to 6 Jun 2017 1,230 (all models)
18 Oct 2019 Software update required to improve emissions 1 Aug 2011 to 31 May 2018 12,315 (all models)
17 Oct 2019 Software update required to improve emissions 1 Feb 2013 to 30 Nov 2017 and 1 Apr 2019 to 30 Jun 2019 7,681 (all models)
6 Sept 2019 To achieve an improvement in the emissions via software updates 1 Jun 2012 to 30 Nov 2017 25,647 (all models)
19 Oct 2018 To improve emissions of the affected vehicles.certain calibrations of functionalities must be changed in the engine management 1 Dec 2013 to 31 May 2018 15,692 (all models)
24 Aug 2018 Oil foam may develop in the active curve system oil reservoir 1 Nov 2010 to 30 Jun 2016 1,303 (all models)
20 Oct 2017 Engine ECU has not been corrctly programmed 1 Jul 2014 to 31 May 2017 649
18 Aug 2017 Steering power assist may deactivate 1 Aug 2015 to 30 Jun 2016 5,121 (all models)
18 Jul 2016 Threaded connection of the right rear seat belt end fitting may fail in a collision 1 Apr 2015 to 31 Aug 2015 54 (all models)
28 Jun 2016 Engine may stall/stop unexpectedly 1 Dec 2015 to 15 Aug 2016 267
17 Dec 2015 Windscreen wipers may fail 9 Feb 2015 to 14 Oct 2015 1,531

Every Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class

8 years of the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2015 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (88.8% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (87.2%).

Mercedes-Benz GLE-Classes by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2015 1,540 1,186 88.8% 72.6%
2016 6,529 5,295 86.0% 75.6%
2017 4,617 4,095 86.5% 79.1%
2018 6,051 5,408 86.2% 81.8%
2019 3,910 3,418 87.6% 84.4%
2020 5,390 4,895 88.6% 86.9%
2021 4,953 4,456 87.4% 88.4%
2022 3,984 3,424 87.2% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 1,255 MOT tests of 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 1,186 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class cars first registered in 2015; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2015.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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