FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC

Owners have filed 77 complaints about the Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2025. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC

27 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2023 Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC 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
2025 D 13 3 0 10,000 Engine & Cooling
2024 D 21 9 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 B 16 0 0 Brakes
2022 F 27 6 1 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 22.1%

Worst in 2022

Electrical System 10 13.0%

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 10 13.0%

Worst in 2024

Engine & Cooling 9 11.7%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 7 9.1%

Worst in 2023

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 5.2%

Worst in 2022

Wheels 4 5.2%

Worst in 2024

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 3.9%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 3 3.9%

Worst in 2023

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 3.9%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 2 2.6%

Worst in 2024

Steering 1 1.3%

Worst in 2025

Suspension 1 1.3%

Worst in 2025

Tires 1 1.3%

Worst in 2024

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2022 peak 6 Jul 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4MATIC

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