Worst years for a Mercedes Benz GLA 250
Owners have filed 448 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GLA 250 with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2015 Mercedes Benz GLA 250139 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2020 Mercedes Benz GLA 25016 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz GLA 250 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2024 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | C | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | B | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | B | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2019 | D | 46 | 6 | 0 | 45,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | D | 72 | 4 | 1 | 40,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | B | 42 | 0 | 2 | 50,772 | Electrical System |
| 2016 | C | 72 | 1 | 0 | 39,156 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2015 | F | 139 | 9 | 1 | 38,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GLA 250
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz GLA 250
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GLA 250, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercedes Benz GLA 250 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mercedes Benz GLA 250
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.