FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz GL350

Owners have filed 102 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GL350 with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2017. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2010 Mercedes Benz GL350

22 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2011 Mercedes Benz GL350

25 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz GL350 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2017 1 0 0 Brakes
2016 5 0 0 Electrical System
2015 7 1 0 24,300 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2014 7 0 0 83,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 C 12 0 3 59,000 Engine & Cooling
2012 C 23 0 1 99,000 Airbags
2011 C 25 0 0 79,255 Airbags
2010 C 22 1 0 49,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GL350

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 28 27.5%

Worst in 2012

Engine & Cooling 22 21.6%

Worst in 2011

Brakes 9 8.8%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 8 7.8%

Worst in 2010

Other & Unspecified 7 6.9%

Worst in 2010

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 4.9%

Worst in 2013

Steering 3 2.9%

Worst in 2010

Suspension 3 2.9%

Worst in 2011

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 2.9%

Worst in 2015

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.9%

Worst in 2015

Seat Belts 3 2.9%

Worst in 2011

Electrical System 2 2.0%

Worst in 2010

Body & Structure 2 2.0%

Worst in 2010

Lights 1 1.0%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GL350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2012 peak 6 Mar 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz GL350

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.