Mercedes-Benz X-Class
Registered from 2017 to 2020.
About this model
The Mercedes-Benz X-Class (W470) is a mid-size pickup truck sold by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz from 2017 to 2020. It was based on the D23 Nissan Navara, it featured Mercedes-specific features and technologies. It was unveiled at a world premiere in Cape Town, South Africa in July 2017, it first went on sale in late 2017.
From the Wikipedia article Mercedes-Benz X-Class, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 2.3 diesel. 216 of 1,282 tests failed, 17%.
Better than 6% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 36% | 78 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 30% | 65 |
| Tyres and wheels | 19% | 42 |
| Lights and electrics | 18% | 39 |
| Visibility | 15% | 32 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 13% | 28 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 90% of 2018 cars — 36% of its 216 failed tests, where an ordinary 2018 car has 21%.
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 97% of 2018 cars — 30% of its 216 failed tests, where an ordinary 2018 car has 6%.
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 96% of 2018 cars — 13% of its 216 failed tests, where an ordinary 2018 car has 1%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 36% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 30% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 19% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 18% of its failures
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Visibility — 15% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Seat belts and airbags — 13% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 21% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 8% | 6% | 36 | |
| 20–40k miles | 15% | 9% | 247 | |
| 40–60k miles | 16% | 12% | 443 | |
| 60–80k miles | 20% | 14% | 301 | |
| 80–100k miles | 15% | 15% | 136 | |
| 100–120k miles | 18% | 15% | 60 | |
| 120–140k miles | 21% | 16% | 33 |
1,256 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/01593/21
The return pipes of the oil cooler may chafe.This may lead to oil loss on the road, endangering following traffic. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0523/19
Inadequate instructions for retrofitting a tow hitch could lead to the fastening screws on the cross bar being damaged. As a consequence, the screw connection could fail and the tow hitch may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of an accident.
Recall of the product from end users
INFO/00153/21
The rear window on the canopy could break.
Recall of the product from end users