NHTSA Data Explorer

Mercedes-Benz GLE450 SUV

Data refreshed June 26, 2026

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Complaints

8

Active records

Recalls

44

Active records

TSBs

153

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Crashes

1

Fires

0

Top reported issues — Mercedes-Benz GLE450 SUV

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Operating state

31

Reporting mechanism

24

Condition issue

20

Engine behavior

18

Performance issue

17

Driver assistance issue

13

Electrical issue

9

Braking behavior

8

Electrified system issue

7

Thermal issue

7

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

7

Infotainment behavior

4

Noise

4

Safety restraint issue

4

Access/entry issue

3

Fluid issue

3

HVAC behavior

3

Powering on/off behavior

3

Starting behavior

3

Lighting behavior

2

Steering behavior

2

Recent change

1

Safety restraint behavior

1

Vibration/harshness

1

Wiper/washer behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Nov 3, 2025


Sunroof part behind the windshield came off due to the bond adhesive deteriorating and cause part coming off and causing road hazard

2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Jan 30, 2020


THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO AND FROM KANSAS CITY MO. AND MINNEAPOLIS MN. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A FEATURE THAT CAN READ ROAD SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND CHANGE THE SET SPEED TO MATCH THE INDICATED SPEED. THIS FEATURE CAN BE TURNED ON OR OFF BY USING THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. ON THIS TRIP TO KANSAS I HAD THIS SIGN RECOGNITION FEATURE TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ON AT LEAST 12 OCCASIONS DURING THIS 900 MILE TRIP THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ARBITRARILY CHANGE THE SET SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO…

2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Jan 14, 2020


I PURCHASED MY 2016 MERCEDES BENZ GLE 350 LATE SEPTEMBER 2019. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WATER GETTING IN THROUGH THE LIFT GATE. ON SATURDAY JAN 4 THIS WATER ENTRY THROUGH TRUNK CAUSED MY MERCEDES BENZ TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A SAFE ROADWAY WITH AMPLE SPACE BETWEEN OTHER DRIVES AND AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR. AFTER TOWING IT HOME I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED BY MY LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ SPECIALIST. THE COMPUTER HAD THE FOLLOWING STORED DIAGNOSTIC…

2017 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Feb 21, 2019


Crash

DURING A ROUTINE DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DRIVER ASSIST FUNCTIONS OVER-CORRECTED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO END UP OFF ROAD.

2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Nov 8, 2018


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF HAGERSTOWN (1955 DUAL HWY, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740, (301) 733-2301) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT*JB

2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Apr 3, 2018


2016 MERCEDES BENZ GLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *JS

2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Nov 4, 2017


WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION IS AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, NOT PARK. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT DO SO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING...VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN WERE GREETING THE VEHICLE.

2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE

Filed Sep 10, 2017


DEFECTIVE JACK - THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ON THE SHOULDER OF AN INTERSTATE IN ORDER TO FIX A FLAT TIRE. THE JACK PRONG WAS INSERTED AS DESIGNED INTO THE HOLE UNDER THE CAR AND THE CAR WAS RAISED TO REMOVE THE TIRE. UPON RAISING, THE PRONG DEFORMED AND RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE CAR. THE RESULTING DEFORMITY RENDERED THE JACK INOPERATIVE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY. THE CONSUMER STATED MERCEDES ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS NOT APPROPRIATELY RESPONSIVE WHILE THE STRANDED ON THE…

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Updated June 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.