FaultScore

Mercedes Benz GLK350 vs KIA Telluride

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 GLK350 KIA Telluride
Complaints on file 1,046 2,598
Model years covered 2006–2015 2020–2027
Worst model year 2015 2020
Best model year 2011 2027
Crashes reported 58 70
Fires reported 20 32
Injuries reported 33 54
Deaths reported 6 1
Most complained-about part Airbags Other & Unspecified
Share of complaints involving harm 11.2% 6%

Mercedes Benz GLK350 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 624 59.7%
Brakes 37 3.5%
Steering 34 3.3%
Suspension 25 2.4%

KIA Telluride by year

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

What breaks