Mercedes-Benz GLC 300
Owners filed 650 complaints across 11 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLC 300. The 2016 drew the most (133); the 2026 the fewest (0).
Model years11
Complaints650
Recalls101
Fires11
Deaths1
Every Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2025 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 21 | 8 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 55 | 12 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2022 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2021 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 69 | 16 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 98 | 12 | 2 | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 133 | 12 | 2 | 9 | Engine | Routine |
Which Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 133 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 12 recalls.
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.