2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 4Matic

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the forward collision avoidance › automatic emergency braking. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly1
000
Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Jul 18, 20242,500 milesFL

The contact owns a 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS580. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the contact heard a loud popping sound inside the cabin of the vehicle and became aware that the rear section of the panoramic sunroof had shattered. The contact stated that the shattered sunroof panel was still in place and had not entered the cabin or fallen onto the highway. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that a rock had shattered the sunroof. The sunroof was replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,500.

Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking
Filed May 17, 20242,200 milesFL

The contact owns a 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS580. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH with his wife in the front passenger's seat, the Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking system engaged and the vehicle stopped abruptly, causing both the contact and his wife to be propelled forward. The contact stated that there were no other vehicles or pedestrians around the vehicle prior to the failure. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the computer did not communicate that the malfunction had occurred. No further assistance was provided. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer for further diagnostic testing. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who informed the contact that they could not assist due to the previous assessment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact followed up with the manufacturer and was advised that the failure needed to recur 4 - 5 times for a buyback to be considered. The failure mileage was approximately 2,200.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2025
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260200Routine
20253000Routine
2024 — this page2000Routine
20233400Routine
20221500Routine
202021900Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.