Mercedes-Benz GLE 580

Owners filed 7 complaints across 2 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLE 580. The 2020 drew the most (5); the 2021 the fewest (2).

Model years2

Complaints7

Recalls19

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz GLE 580 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2021	2		7	—	—	Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking	Routine
2020	5		12	—	—	Service Brakes	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz GLE 580 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. 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.