2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 problems
The 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 has 74 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns engine. Next are electrical system (14%) and fuel system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 74 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 40,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 with enough data (36 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 12 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
You would always need to think and search where you are going to invest your money regardless of car brand name... Yes, non of the (8) airbags equipped in my brand new 2018 car, as claimed by mercedes benz (distributed in various locations within the car), along with the modern sophisticated safety technology as claimed, has been activated/deployed during that car accident to prevent severe pain for my wife who was rushed that day to a hospital for intensive medical care.
At 1:10 am the 2018 mercedes benz gla spontaneously caught fire. The car was parked in my garage and had not been used in over 6 hours. The car had 11,000 miles on it. It was last serviced by mb of coconut creek one month earlier for the routine 10k service. The only problem we had with the car was once the air-conditioning failed to work. I believe the mb dealership said it was a faulty relay. The car was only serviced by mb at the dealership where we bought the car.
The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, various warning lights, including the check engine, TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System), oil, and other warning lights, were intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test; however, no faults were found with the vehicle. The contact stated that the sunroof failed to completely close; because of the failure, water was leaking inside the vehicle during inclement weather.