Mercedes-Benz GLK350
Owners filed 904 complaints across 9 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLK350. The 2010 drew the most (241).
Which Mercedes-Benz GLK350 years should you avoid?
No Mercedes-Benz GLK350 year stands out. Across the 6 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 135), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mercedes-Benz GLK350 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 114 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2014 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 137 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 167 | 4 | — | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 133 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 241 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Structure | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.