Mercedes-Benz GLE

Owners filed 8 complaints across 5 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLE. The 2016 drew the most (4); the 2020 the fewest (1).

Model years5

Complaints8

Recalls0

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz GLE model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2020	1	—	—	Vehicle Speed Control	Routine
2019	1	—	—	Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars	Routine
2018	1	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2017	1	—	1	Structure › Body	Routine
2016	4	—	—	Unknown or Other	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz GLE years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the unknown or other.

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.