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What 122 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Mercedes-benz GLE

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (122)Crash / fire / injury (4)Engine (43)Electrical system (37)Speed control (15)Transmission & drivetrain (9)Driver assistance (8)Brakes (7)Fuel system (7)Backup camera & sensors (5)Lane Departure (5)Visibility & wipers (5)

1 of 122 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 14, 2022BrakesDriver assistanceCrash

The Brakes Failed - At Mercedes Dealership for Over a Month My Wife could have been killed on the highway going 70MPH with no brakes The car was towed by Mercedes over a month ago and never returned. No one will talk to me. Mercedes will not speak with me. Nor have they contacted the dealer - Letter Enclosed No warning - Just brake failure. Prior to that we got a "Your cameras are not working message" a week prior and the car would warn you another car was there. But there was no car.

NHTSA ODI 11479258

Working with the data? Download all 122 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2020 Mercedes-benz GLE verdict →