FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz GLB 250

Owners have filed 159 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GLB 250 with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2026. More of them are about the other & unspecified than anything else.

Avoid

2020 Mercedes Benz GLB 250

69 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2023 Mercedes Benz GLB 250

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz GLB 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.

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
2026 1 0 0 Wheels
2024 6 0 0 Electrical System
2023 A 13 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 C 25 4 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 B 45 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2020 F 69 4 0 8,000 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GLB 250

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

Worst in 2020

Engine & Cooling 19 11.9%

Worst in 2021

Electrical System 17 10.7%

Worst in 2020

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 10.7%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 16 10.1%

Worst in 2020

Suspension 10 6.3%

Worst in 2020

Fuel & Propulsion 9 5.7%

Worst in 2020

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 4.4%

Worst in 2021

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 4.4%

Worst in 2021

Airbags 5 3.1%

Worst in 2020

Steering 5 3.1%

Worst in 2020

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 3.1%

Worst in 2020

Brakes 4 2.5%

Worst in 2020

Wheels 4 2.5%

Worst in 2021

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GLB 250, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2020 peak 11 Aug 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz GLB 250

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