2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 26 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450, 4% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,300 miles. 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.
“I was travelling on highway with adaptive cruise control on. When near the exit, I press the off button for the cruise control. To my surprise, the car didn't slow down, and instead maintain the engine power to keep the car in set speed. I tried the other settings (off, cancel, speed down) option but nothing is responsive. Since I am on the off ramp already, I have to step on the brake (this does finally stop the cruise control) to slow down the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #11376864, filed 2020-11, 5,300 milesRelated recalls
- 19V540000Jul 19, 2019Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019 C300 Cabrio, C300A Cabrio 4MATIC, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4MATIC, C300, C300 4MATIC, C43 AMG Cabrio…Covers: Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 2020, AMG E63S 2019, E 450 2019 +13 more
Related service bulletins
- 11018204May 2, 2025Complaint Hand detection system not operating correctly / vehicles with code 266 Fault message in instrument cluster: "Active Emergency Stop Assist not available" "Active Lane…
- 11013996Feb 3, 2025Complaint Hand detection system not operating correctly / vehicles with code 266 Fault message in instrument cluster: "Active Emergency Stop Assist not available" "Active Lane…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
Other parts of the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450
14 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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