2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA in Europe: registrations, MOT and licensing

Registered new in Europe in 2017

The largest markets were Germany (16,965), the United Kingdom (13,864), Spain (9,582).

Average mass: 1,503 kg
Average CO₂: 123 g/km (NEDC)
Average power: 109 kW
Fuel type recorded: Diesel 67% · Petrol 33%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA cars on Dutch roads are the 1.6 petrol (90 kW, 121 hp), 1.6 petrol (115 kW, 154 hp) and 2.0 petrol (155 kW, 208 hp), out of 7 versions with at least 20 cars.

Engine	Power	Cars	Share
1.6 petrol	90 kW 121 hp	845	53%
1.6 petrol	115 kW 154 hp	439	27%
2.0 petrol	155 kW 208 hp	133	8%
2.0 petrol	280 kW 375 hp	64	4%
1.5 diesel	80 kW 107 hp	54	3%
2.1 diesel	100 kW 134 hp	40	2%
2.1 diesel	130 kW 174 hp	29	2%

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

Other years

2014 2015 201620172018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

New registrations in Europe by year (European Environment Agency) · a year gets its own page when at least three European sources cover it

In the Netherlands

1,627 first registered in 2017 are on Dutch roads; 59% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €46,873.

50.8%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022

97.2%logical odometer history

34.8%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Grey 37%Black 31%White 19%Blue 7%Brown 2%Red 2%

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

12,269 cars built in 2017 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 157 more were declared off the road (SORN).

12,269licensed, end of 2025

99%of those still registered are on the road

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 12,848 of these cars first registered in 2017 took their annual MOT test. 86% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2017 the figure was 82%.

86%passed first time

82%all cars from 2017

47,200 miaverage mileage at the test (all cars 50,600 mi)

Failed on	These cars	All cars from 2017
Tyres	5.2%	5.7%
Visibility	2.6%	3.5%
Brakes	2.4%	3.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2.3%	4.7%
Body, chassis, structure	2.1%	0.9%
Suspension	2.0%	3.1%

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

250 of these cars first registered in 2017 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 118,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

166 2017 cars are on the New Zealand register; 31% arrived as used imports, 67% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

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