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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 engine problems

27 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
27 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 82% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 82% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mercedes benz gla250. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and repaired; however, the check engine waring light illuminated intermittently. In addition, the vehicle would not go into reverse. While the vehicle was in park, it jerked. The vehicle was taken to a dealer again where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

October 2015

While driving and without warning, the car shifted itself into neutral and displayed the following error message: "transmission malfunction stop." I coasted to the side of the road and upon stopping, the following error message was displayed: "service required do not shift gears visit dealer." I turned the car off, restarted it, and it drove without incident. This has happened 5 different times: once on a suburban road, once in a parking garage, and three times on a city street.

Reported at 20,000 miles, February 2018

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