FaultScore

Mercedes Benz GLB 250 vs Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

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 GLB 250 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
Complaints on file 159 394
Model years covered 2020–2026 2022–2025
Worst model year 2020 2023
Best model year 2023 2025
Crashes reported 8 37
Fires reported 0 6
Injuries reported 5 9
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Other & Unspecified Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 8.2% 13.2%

Mercedes Benz GLB 250 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 19 11.9%
Electrical System 17 10.7%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 10.7%
Body & Structure 16 10.1%
Suspension 10 6.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 9 5.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 4.4%

Ford F-150 Lightning BEV by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 118 29.9%
Lights 58 14.7%
Brakes 25 6.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 2.5%