Mercedes-Benz GLE 400Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 16 owner complaints and 13 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz GLE 400.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints16Top: Electrical system Safety recalls132016–2019 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz GLE 400 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 GLE 400 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2019Not rated–/1009 complaints · 4 recalls 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2016Not rated–/1006 complaints · 7 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz GLE 400 problems

All model years combined: 16 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Electrical system

3Power train1 crash/fire/injury

2Fuel system, gasoline

2Steering

2Vehicle speed control

2Exterior lighting

1Tires

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	3	0
Power train	3	1
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Steering	2	0
Vehicle speed control	2	0
Exterior lighting	2	0
Tires	1	0

13 recalls

Mercedes-Benz GLE 400 recalls

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

Fuel pump: control/drive module22V-955 · 2016–2019 · Dec 23, 2022 · 348,183 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Tires21V-123 · 2018 · Feb 26, 2021 · 2,529 vehicles Communication21V-072 · 2019 · Feb 12, 2021 · 67 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2017–2019 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles Communication19V-787 · 2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles Suspension: front18V-272 · 2016 · Apr 27, 2018 · 9,725 vehicles Doors: latch17V-816 · 2017 · Dec 18, 2017 · 8,700 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module17V-655 · 2016 · Oct 17, 2017 · 3,620 vehicles Steering: electric power assist system17V-241 · 2016 · Apr 11, 2017 · 58,323 vehicles Latches/locks/linkages17V-077 · 2017 · Feb 8, 2017 · 5,882 vehicles Air bags: frontal16V-903 · 2016 · Dec 15, 2016 · 47,799 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 13 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.