FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz GL450

Owners have filed 273 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GL450 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2009. More of them are about the seats than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Mercedes Benz GL450

162 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly seats.

Cleanest on record

2009 Mercedes Benz GL450

22 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz GL450 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
2009 A 22 1 0 125,000 Airbags
2008 D 89 10 1 57,000 Steering
2007 D 162 8 46 82,750 Seats

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GL450

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

Seats 42 15.4%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Steering 31 11.4%

Worst in 2008

Suspension 29 10.6%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 7.7%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 20 7.3%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 20 7.3%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 17 6.2%

Worst in 2009

Other & Unspecified 10 3.7%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 9 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 2.9%

Worst in 2007

Wheels 6 2.2%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 5 1.8%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.5%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GL450, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2007 peak 13 Mar 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz GL450

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