2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Structure1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2019

25,539 new Mercedes-Benz GLE cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2019; the largest markets were Germany (10,258), the United Kingdom (4,245), Italy (1,945).

Average mass

2,228 kg

Average CO₂

225 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

213 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 80% · Petrol 19%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE cars on Dutch roads are the 3.0 hybrid (270 kW, 362 hp), 2.0 diesel (180 kW, 241 hp) and 2.9 diesel (243 kW, 326 hp), out of 6 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

481 first registered in 2019 are on Dutch roads; 70% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €121,947.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde103
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm85
• Band onvoldoende profiel80
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld49
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm41
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage21
• Band beschadigd17
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht15

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

3,188 cars built in 2019 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 232 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 3,579 of these cars first registered in 2019 took their annual MOT test. 89% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2019 the figure was 86%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

14 of these cars first registered in 2019 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 133,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

217 2019 cars are on the New Zealand register; 5% arrived as used imports, 95% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Mercedes-Benz told its dealers about the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)