Mercedes-Benz GL350

Owners filed 87 complaints across 9 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GL350. The 2011 drew the most (23).

Model years9
Complaints87
Recalls24
Fires2
Deaths0

Which Mercedes-Benz GL350 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Mercedes-Benz GL350 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Mercedes-Benz GL350 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20171
2——Service BrakesRoutine
20164
4——Electrical SystemRoutine
20157
3—1Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
20146
3——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20137
31—EngineRoutine
201222
31—Air BagsDo not drive
201123
3——Air BagsDo not drive
201016
2—1Air BagsDo not drive
20091
1——Power TrainDo not drive

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.