Mercedes-Benz GLE 350
Owners filed 349 complaints across 11 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLE 350. The 2020 drew the most (89); the 2026 the fewest (0).
Model years11
Complaints349
Recalls81
Fires8
Deaths1
Every Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 89 | 27 | 1 | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2018 | 40 | 7 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 62 | 7 | — | 6 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 4 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine |
Which Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 89 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 27 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.