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Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 Problems by Model Year

Shade compares each year’s NHTSA complaints with a typical Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 year, allowing for the era and time on the road: darker means more. Unshaded years are too new, too old or have too few complaints to compare.

NHTSA recorded 351 consumer complaints across the 8 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 (2016–2024) that have at least 5 complaints. 2020 has the most, with 91. Across all years, the part named most often is other or unknown (73 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

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All GLE 350 model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

Year	Complaints	Median mi	Recalls	TSBs	Score (50 = typical)	Trend
2024	7	12,000	3	288	—	Too new
2023	15	8,000	3	304	—	Too new
2022	35	8,800	7	335	53 · Typical	Rising
2021	48	49,122	14	383	46 · Typical	Rising
2020	91	22,000	27	415	83 · More	Rising
2018	40	20,004	7	133	38 · Typical	Stable
2017	62	20,177	7	123	56 · Typical	Rising
2016	53	59,831	9	122	37 · Typical	Rising

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Other or unknown73 20%
Engine72 20%
Electrical system64 18%
Fuel system46 13%
Brakes29 8.1%
Transmission and drivetrain28 7.8%
Vehicle speed control25 7.0%
Steering20 5.6%

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2020: “Ever since I brought this vehicle in 2020 I feel the SUV bounces as the vehicle hits a pothole causing it to sway & loose control which increases the risk of a crash or accident. I have brought this vehicle thrice to the dealers during this pandemic, but the problem hasn't been resolved. This also happens intermittently when making turns, or curves, it bounces & there is loss of control, it is very dangerous.”

NHTSA complaint #11405262, filed 2021-03, 250 miles

2017: “The plastic fuel tank in mercedes benz gle 350 was ruptured by road debris due to lack of shield protection to the tank. This accident happened while I was driving on the highway I-45 from dallas to houston on aug 12 2017. The half tank of the gas was leaking out within 10 minutes. Thanks to no traffic met during that time, otherwise we could get fire.”

NHTSA complaint #11022552, filed 2017-09, 15 miles

2018: “Low beam head lights are very poor and I am not able to drive this car at night. I googled about this issue, and I see lot of people complaining about the same issue on mercedes gle. I am willing to pay money to fix this issue, but dealer said he can not do anything about it now. I talked to mercedes and they also said they have not received enough complaints about it.”

NHTSA complaint #11155427, filed 2018-12, 20 miles

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology