Mercedes-Benz GLE 450

Owners filed 97 complaints across 7 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLE 450. The 2020 drew the most (26); the 2023 the fewest (7).

Model years7

Complaints97

Recalls80

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2024	10	4	—	2	Service Brakes	Routine
2023	7	4	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2022	14	11	—	1	Engine	Routine
2021	15	17	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
2020	26	32	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
2017	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2016	25	11	—	4	Electrical System	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 26 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 32 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.