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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE: common problems and reliability
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27 owner complaints, most about engine. 2 recalls.
Should I buy a 2025 GLE?The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE has 27 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 2 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are engine and electrical system. Owners most often flag severe electrical/software glitches (2024-2026 models): screens going blank, system resets, phantom alarm triggers, persistent error codes leading to "turtle mode" and performance crippling in the 450e phev.
Safety record for the 2025 model year
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE vehicles (US, public record).
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Is 2025 a good year for the GLE?
Across the 11 GLE model years we track, complaint volume runs from 61 (2019) to 321 (2016). With 27 complaints, the 2025 GLE sits below the model's median of 123.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
Where owners report problems
Recalls affecting the 2025 GLE
visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:interior
Campaign 25V325000Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2024 GLE 350 4MATIC, 2025 GLE 450e 4MATIC, GLE 450 4MATIC Coupe, GLE 450 4MATIC, GLS 450 4MATIC, Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC, AMG GLE 53 4MATIC, AMG GLE 53 4MATIC Coupe, AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC Coupe, and AMG GLS 63 4MATIC vehicles. The multi-purpose camera and the rearview mirror may be insufficiently attached to the windshield and may detach.
seat belts:rear/other
Campaign 25V864000Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2025-2026 GLE 350 4MATIC vehicles. The center rear seat belts may have been installed without the child seat protection function and fail to lock a child restraint properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and FMVSS number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
What owners say across generations
Mixed sentiment with a clear generational divide.
- Very frequentSevere electrical/software glitches (2024-2026 models)
Screens going blank, system resets, phantom alarm triggers, persistent error codes leading to "Turtle Mode" and performance crippling in the 450e PHEV.
- RecurrentDeclining build quality (post-2020 models)
Increased interior rattles and creaks, body panel misalignment (e.g., gas cap not flush), sticky or faulty mechanical latches (third-row seats).
Owner insights cover all generations of the GLE. See the full GLE owner picture and every model year.
Typical used price
Used GLE listings typically run $21,499–$40,237.
Other GLE model years
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