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Mercedes-Benz GLCYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 25 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz GLC.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints25Top: Service brakesSafety recalls02015–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2017Not rated–/10013 complaints · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz GLC problems

All model years combined: 25 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes60
Engine51
Air bags52
Structure31
Fuel/propulsion system20
Electrical system21
Power train20
Electronic stability control (ESC)21
Visibility/wiper10
5 other systems51
0 recalls

Mercedes-Benz GLC recalls

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

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the GLC

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2016–2017 · still open
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