FaultScore

Mercedes Benz GLE450 problems

Owners have filed 43 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GLE450 with NHTSA across model years 2016 to 2016. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz GLE450 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.

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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
2016 43 10 0 31,750 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GLE450

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

Electrical System 8 18.6%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 7 16.3%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 5 11.6%

Worst in 2016

Fuel & Propulsion 5 11.6%

Worst in 2016

Steering 4 9.3%

Worst in 2016

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 4 9.3%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 7.0%

Worst in 2016

Suspension 2 4.7%

Worst in 2016

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.7%

Worst in 2016

Brakes 1 2.3%

Worst in 2016

Wheels 1 2.3%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 1 2.3%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GLE450, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2016 peak 10 Aug 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz GLE450

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