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Ford Bronco vs Mercedes-Benz GLC

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. Side by side from official registers: recalls, complaints and registrations.

At a glance

Ford BroncoMercedes-Benz GLC
Model years in the US safety record1981–20262015–2023
New cars registered in Europe—640,588 (2015–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—98,346
On the road in the Netherlands—25,833
In traffic in Finland—12,123

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Ford BroncoMercedes-Benz GLC
UK MOT first-time pass rate—88%
… against cars of the same age—+5%
New York safety inspections failed0.3%—
… against cars of the same year−55%—
Illogical odometer records (NL)—2.4%
US owner complaints1,66124
Most complaints aboutElectrical systemService brakes
Model year with most complaints2022 (383)2017 (13)
US recall campaigns65—
Manufacturer service bulletins1,297273
NHTSA defect investigations362

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Ford BroncoMercedes-Benz GLC
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2021)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Ford BroncoMercedes-Benz GLC
Official combined fuel use, Canada12.0 l/100 km (2026)—
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid—6.6 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, diesel—7.6 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—9.5 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol—13.1 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe—129 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe—156 kW (209 hp)
Average mass in running order—1,960 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)—€77,065
Average odometer in Finland—123,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).