FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz GLS 450

Owners have filed 107 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GLS 450 with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2020. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2020 Mercedes Benz GLS 450

64 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2019 Mercedes Benz GLS 450

23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz GLS 450 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
2020 F 64 9 3 4,200 Electrical System
2019 C 23 0 1 34,000 Engine & Cooling
2018 D 20 1 5 8,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GLS 450

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

Electrical System 22 20.6%

Worst in 2020

Engine & Cooling 16 15.0%

Worst in 2020

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 14 13.1%

Worst in 2020

Other & Unspecified 10 9.3%

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 7 6.5%

Worst in 2020

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 5.6%

Worst in 2020

Brakes 6 5.6%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 6 5.6%

Worst in 2018

Suspension 6 5.6%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 3 2.8%

Worst in 2020

Steering 3 2.8%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 1.9%

Worst in 2020

Seats 2 1.9%

Worst in 2018

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 0.9%

Worst in 2020

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GLS 450, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2018 peak 7 Jun 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz GLS 450

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