FaultScore

Mercedes Benz GLK350 vs Nissan Armada

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 Nissan Armada
Complaints on file 1,046 2,540
Model years covered 2006–2015 2004–2026
Worst model year 2015 2006
Best model year 2011 2026
Crashes reported 58 115
Fires reported 20 44
Injuries reported 33 76
Deaths reported 6 1
Most complained-about part Airbags Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 11.2% 9.3%

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%

Nissan Armada by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 972 38.3%
Electrical System 277 10.9%
Engine & Cooling 177 7.0%
Airbags 144 5.7%
Body & Structure 101 4.0%