Mercedes Benz B 250E vs GMC GMC Truck

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mercedes Benz B 250E	GMC GMC Truck
Complaints on file	51	127
Model years covered	2014–2017	1974–2003
Worst model year	—	2000
Best model year	—	1997
Crashes reported	0	9
Fires reported	0	3
Injuries reported	0	4
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	0%	12.6%

Mercedes Benz B 250E by year

1 6 5 39

14 15 16 17

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 14 27.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 21.6%

Electrical System 10 19.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 5 9.8%

Seat Belts 3 5.9%

Airbags 2 3.9%

Brakes 2 3.9%

Steering 1 2.0%

GMC GMC Truck by year

4 1 2 2 1 1 2 11 9 11 13 15 15 4 13 23

74 83 86 87 89 90 91 94 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 30 23.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 11.0%

Tires 13 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 9 7.1%

Lights 9 7.1%

Electrical System 8 6.3%

Steering 7 5.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.5%