Mercedes-Benz GLB 250Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 115 owner complaints and 25 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz GLB 250.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints115Top: Electrical system Safety recalls252020–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: RL GNZLZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 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 GLB 250 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/10030 complaints · 11 recalls 2020Not rated–/10055 complaints · 20 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 problems

All model years combined: 115 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

21Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

19Structure

19Engine1 crash/fire/injury

11Suspension2 crash/fire/injury

8Power train

6Steering

6Forward collision avoidance

6Fuel/propulsion system

6Service brakes

4116 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

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
Electrical system	21	2
Structure	19	0
Engine	19	1
Suspension	11	2
Power train	8	1
Steering	6	2
Forward collision avoidance	6	1
Fuel/propulsion system	6	0
Service brakes	6	1
16 other systems	41	3

25 recalls

Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 recalls

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

Doors: lock26V-481 · 2020–2026 · Jul 24, 2026 · 310,667 vehicles Tires: sidewall24V-780 · 2025 · Oct 18, 2024 · 416 vehicles Other: owners/service/other manual23V-732 · 2020 · Nov 1, 2023 · 42,742 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC): control module22V-679 · 2021 · Sep 12, 2022 · 4 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2020–2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights22V-314 · 2021 · May 9, 2022 · 88 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-232 · 2020–2021 · Apr 8, 2022 · 126,443 vehicles Air bags: frontal22V-078 · 2021 · Feb 11, 2022 · 50 vehicles Steering21V-990 · 2020 · Dec 17, 2021 · 38,312 vehicles Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-961 · 2020 · Dec 13, 2021 · 139 vehicles Air bags: side/window21V-860 · 2021 · Nov 5, 2021 · 46 vehicles Air bag/restraint control module: software21V-639 · 2020 · Aug 13, 2021 · 66 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 25 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.