2012 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 167 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seats of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GLK350, 2% of the 167 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,000 miles.
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.
“We have 2012 mercedes benz GLK350 bought from nanuet mercedes benz, nanuet, ny. On march 11 driving on rte 306s and hit a pot hole covered with water at about 20 MPH. The head rest split apart and hit my neck. If I were driving 40 or more miles per hour that impact would have broken my neck even could cause death. Was there any similar complaint? Something like this did not happen in 43 years of my driving. Is the car manufacturer liable for it? I took the car to the dealer and it would cost about $600. Please do not call, I am hard of hearing, communicate through e-mail.”
NHTSA complaint #10695029, filed 2015-03, 25,000 miles“My passenger got 2 degree burns to his right buttocks and seat is melted ...he is a paralyzed patient i took him to the er and the burn center i have pictures and documentation....my guess the seat got to hot melted and burned him this what doctors concluded the is very scary for a seat to burn the skin off your butt”
NHTSA complaint #11696034, filed 2025-10“The seats on both the passenger and driver size has split at the seams. They began to appear in 2012. The battery failed and the car would not start. Periodically the car starts up slow. The car bucks in a hard motion when trying to accelerate. The car makes a grinding noise, with a dragging feeling, while driving. Mechanics cannot figure out what or where the sound and feeling is coming from.”
NHTSA complaint #11665203, filed 2025-06Related service bulletins
- 10248162Dec 4, 2023Crease formation on genuine leather seat covers in vehicles with low mileage ⢠Objects left on the seats for extended periods of time (pressure marks). ⢠Objects wedged…
Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GLK350
132 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GLK350
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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