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2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS 550 Engine Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
17%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine of the 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS 550, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year.

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 had our Mercedes GLS550 2017 with 59,295 overheat and call for immediate shut down on the Massachusetts Turnpike with my wife and child in the car. It was quite a dangerous situation because the failure caused by hose assembly 166-830-15-00 clamp (as described by the dealer as the reason for the loss of fluid and hose failure) caused almost an immediate overheating. The service advisor stated that it is a quite common failure . …”

NHTSA complaint #11444249, filed 2021-12

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017117%

Other parts of the 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS 550

Other or unknown
3 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS 550

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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