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Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC

Every Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC model year on file, 2022 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years4611 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52022 to 2026
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins842Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 15, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0510152022152023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Driver assistance leads the Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Driver assistance
14
Electrical system
10
Engine and cooling
10
Brakes
8
Wheels
4
Powertrain
4
Speed control
3
Fuel system
3
Visibility and wipers
3
Structure
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV250.0332044
2025SUV728.65410118
2024SUV1533.37500222
2023SUV70.03550220
2022SUV1520.065100238
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC

  • 26V-353 May 29, 2026
    Bolts for the rear seat belts may not be tightened properly
    Seat belts · 203 vehicles
  • 26V-199 Mar 27, 2026
    Passenger air bag fabric may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended
    Airbags · 932 vehicles
  • 25V-325 May 30, 2025
    Multi-purpose camera and the rearview mirror may be insufficiently attached to the windshield and may detach
    Visibility and wipers · 26 vehicles
  • 24V-207 Mar 15, 2024
    48-Volt ground connection under the passenger seat may not be secured properly, resulting in the ground connection overheating
    Electrical system · 116k vehicles
  • 24V-118 Feb 16, 2024
    Transmission may not fully downshift in certain conditions, causing the engine to stall
    Powertrain · 105k vehicles
  • 23V-880 Dec 21, 2023
    Fuel pump may shutdown, causing a loss of drive power
    Fuel system · 80k vehicles
  • 23V-445 Jun 26, 2023
    Fuel pump may shutdown, which can result in a loss of drive power
    Fuel system · 144k vehicles
  • 23V-178 Mar 17, 2023
    Rear door window trim bars may detach from the vehicle while driving
    Structure · 70k vehicles
  • 22V-936 Dec 16, 2022
    Steering coupling locking screw may loosen and possibly detach from the steering gear, resulting in a loss of steering control
    Steering · 69 vehicles
  • 22V-732 Sep 30, 2022
    Due to a manufacturing error, the locks on the third-row seatbacks may fail in the event of a crash
    Seats · 60k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.