Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA35Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA35.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints2Top: Air bags Safety recalls62021–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA35 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the AMG GLA35 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA35 problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Air bags1 crash/fire/injury

1Service brakes

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	1	1
Service brakes	1	0

6 recalls

Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA35 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Doors: lock26V-481 · 2021–2025 · Jul 24, 2026 · 310,667 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights23V-662 · 2022 · Oct 2, 2023 · 32 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-232 · 2021 · Apr 8, 2022 · 126,443 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-354 · 2021 · May 14, 2021 · 343,191 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2021 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles