Mercedes-Benz GLE550eYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz GLE550e.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints7Top: Vehicle speed control Safety recalls82016–2018 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz GLE550e 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 GLE550e median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1003 complaints · 5 recalls 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz GLE550e problems

All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Vehicle speed control2 crash/fire/injury

2Power train1 crash/fire/injury

2Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Electronic stability control (ESC)

1Steering

1Structure

1Engine1 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
Vehicle speed control	3	2
Power train	2	1
Electrical system	2	1
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	0
Steering	1	0
Structure	1	0
Engine	1	1

8 recalls

Mercedes-Benz GLE550e 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 · 2016–2018 · Dec 23, 2022 · 348,183 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2017–2018 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles Communication19V-787 · 2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles Other: labels17V-828 · 2016–2017 · Dec 18, 2017 · 64 vehicles Doors: latch17V-816 · 2017 · Dec 18, 2017 · 8,700 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

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the GLE550e

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2016–2018 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063