Mercedes-Benz GLC

Owners filed 24 complaints across 4 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLC. The 2017 drew the most (13); the 2018 the fewest (1).

Model years4

Complaints24

Recalls0

Fires1

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz GLC model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2018	1	—	—	Service Brakes	Routine
2017	13	1	2	Air Bags	Routine
2016	8	—	1	Engine	Routine
2015	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz GLC years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the air bags.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

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