2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 15%of 40 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20,004miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the brakes of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350, 15% of the 40 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,004 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When driving at night is hard to see if you lights are on is very difficult driving when some street don't have any lights on. Sometimes I have use hi lights to make sure I dont crash or hit pedestrian id dont have pictures but I hope people are aware”
NHTSA complaint #11396268, filed 2021-02, 17,000 miles“After 20k of driving, the brake pad on the caliper of the left rear wheel went metal to metal. There was no indication on the dash to let me know that the left rear inner pads were low and then that the pad and rotor were metal to metal, because there is no indicator sensor on the left side only on the right rear.”
NHTSA complaint #11406735, filed 2021-04, 20,000 miles“While driving on a local road close to my house, the vehicle started showing lot of alerts and suddenly the parking brake was engaged automatically which stopped the vehicle. Luckily, the vehicle speed was very slow as it was evening and raining with good amount of traffic on the local ford road. This was very scary, ad thinking if this had happened on a highway, this would have been life threatening. The vehicle was towed to the mb ann arbor mi dealership which it was worked on for almost a month. …”
NHTSA complaint #11316741, filed 2020-03, 20,004 miles“when i tried to apply brakes on Nov 27th, 2022, the brakes were not applying for 4-5 seconds inspite of pushing the brake few times. After 5 seconds the brakes were working. to avoid collision i had to change the lane quicKly and luckily there was no one in the next lane. Please note that i have changed the front and rear brake pads few months back (Aug 2022). As my brake pads are new, i assume there is some fault in the overall brake system which I would like to bring notice to the United States transportation Department and to the Mercedes company. …”
NHTSA complaint #11495045, filed 2022-11“The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in a pharmacy parking lot with the hold feature engaged, the driver released the brake pedal. Immediately afterward, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward approximately 75 feet. The driver attempted to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal; however, the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle continued moving, went over a curb, into a ditch, up a hill, and through a cement block wall before coming to an abrupt stop 5 feet from a house. …”
NHTSA complaint #11723339, filed 2026-03, 91,000 milesRelated recalls
- 18V539000Aug 16, 2018Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLS450 4Matic, GLS550 4matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG…Covers: Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 2018, GLS 450 2018, GLS 550 2018 +4 more
Related service bulletins
- 11038186Sep 22, 2026Complaint Repeat workshop visit for vehicle vibration while braking from 60MPH. NOTE: Although the symptom is similar to a tire or wheel vibration, it is usually readily…
- 10167785Oct 14, 2019G-Class Facelift 2018: Fault message "ABS, ESP inoperative, see operator's manual"
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350
7 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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