FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz GLE 350

Owners have filed 338 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GLE 350 with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2024. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2020 Mercedes Benz GLE 350

131 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2023 Mercedes Benz GLE 350

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz GLE 350 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
2024 8 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2023 B 26 2 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 C 48 1 0 6,000 Engine & Cooling
2021 D 69 8 5 42,022 Engine & Cooling
2020 F 131 8 3 20,520 Engine & Cooling
2019 1 0 0 Seat Belts
2018 D 55 6 0 30,000 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GLE 350

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

Engine & Cooling 69 20.4%

Worst in 2020

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Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 6.5%

Worst in 2018

Brakes 19 5.6%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 4.1%

Worst in 2021

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 3.8%

Worst in 2020

Body & Structure 10 3.0%

Worst in 2018

Lights 7 2.1%

Worst in 2018

Tires 6 1.8%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 5 1.5%

Worst in 2020

Suspension 4 1.2%

Worst in 2020

Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz GLE 350

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Emergency Braking 11 21.6%
Blind Spot Detection 7 13.7%
Adaptive Cruise Control 6 11.8%
Body 6 11.8%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 6 11.8%
Warnings 5 9.8%
Assist 4 7.8%
Camera 3 5.9%
Warning 2 3.9%
Latch Plate 1 2.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GLE 350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2018 peak 16 Aug 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz GLE 350

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