2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 problems
Owners have filed 280 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 53% of complaints. After that come fuel system (11%) and suspension (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 280 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 53% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 86 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 86 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 65,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 62,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLK350 with enough data (55 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
On 4/24/16, a toyota rear ended me and pushed me into the vehicle in front of me. The damage would have been repairable until my car caught on fire. It looked like it started in the inside above the gas tank area, but the man working at the impound lot the next day said it looked electrical. Either way, the impact should not cause a mercedes to catch on fire. I was on a city street stopped at a stoplight.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 mercedes benz glk350. Upon shifting the vehicle into drive it lunged forward. He applied pressure to the brake pedal but the brakes did not function. The vehicle continued moving forward until it crashed. A police report was filed and the driver suffered minor injuries. The air bags did not deploy during the crash. The vehicle was towed to a body shop and the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 11,000.
This is a 5 year old vehicle with 57000 miles and the transmission needs replaced. I have researched online and have found numerous people reporting same problem with same vehicle at around same mileage. Makes me think there is some fundamental problem with the vehicle that mb has failed to acknowledge and fix. The repair will cost over $6000 which is around the same cost others have reported online.
Fuel leaking/dripping after filling up with gas. The smell of gas prompted me to look under the vehicle and it was then that I saw a small pool of gas on the driveway. The leaking stopped when the tank was less than full and recurred when filling the gas tank. No damage yet, going to the dealer for their assesment.