Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Gla 250.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am reporting a P052E fault code related to the crankcase ventilation system on my Mercedes-Benz GLA. This is a known … |
| 2025-12-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | My car totaled by another car and my air bags did not deploy. |
| 2025-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag malfunction light appeared on the dashboard. Once the light appeared, the HORN STOPPED WORKING, a safety haza… |
| 2025-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My GLA250 Instrument Cluster had been glitching out. The turn signals indicators would go off when the turn signal lig… |
| 2024-10-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CEL P052E POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION REGULATOR VALVE PERFORMANCE MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM |
| 2024-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Transmission from drive well sometimes shift to neutral while it is at a stand still usually waiting for a light to tur… |
| 2024-07-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine runs fine while driving and then cuts off while coming to a stop. This happened three (3) times last week since … |
| 2024-06-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | The contact's daughter owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the check engine warn… |
| 2024-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Fault code P052E71 crankcase ventilation has a malfunction. The actuator is blocked. This seems to be a common issue wi… |
| 2024-04-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes Benz GLA. The contact stated that the check engine light had appeared on the instrumen… |
| 2024-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Following regular maintenance of my 2016 GLA 250 with my mechanic for the car repeatedly stalling, the mechanic discove… |
| 2024-03-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle a message is constantly required to acknowledge an SOS inoperable system which can be dangero… |
| 2023-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway and when I stopped because there was traffic my car completely cut off. Screen and displa… |
| 2023-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Rear differential failed at 55,000 miles. Mercedes-Benz of Lafayette IN last had possession of the part. In a high-spee… |
| 2023-10-03 | VISIBILITY:FIXED PANARAMIC ROOF/SKY LIGHT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint |
| 2023-10-03 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint |
| 2023-09-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Smell of gas when turning on heater, fuel leaking on engine block |
| 2023-09-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The vehicle change's gears and automatically switch to neutral while driving. I almost had a major accident on the int… |
| 2023-08-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My roof rails are worn and need replacement because my sunroof is no longer operating |
| 2023-08-19 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated that the sunroof panel had detached, allowing wind and… |
| 2023-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My Mercedes-Benz, 2016GLA 250 vehicle. The automatic transmission shifts into neutral while driving. It’s happened on m… |
| 2023-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | All warning lights on dashboard lights up while driving. Got two diagnostic tests and conclusion is steering column mod… |
| 2023-06-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Unknown… airbag light came on and horn and all buttons on wheel stopped working. It says airbag malfunction |
| 2023-03-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car shifts to Neutral while its on Drive .Very dangerous if this happens again |
| 2023-01-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle the system shows SOS as inoperable and requires constant acknowledgment by the driver while t… |
| 2022-12-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Dec 2- filled car with gas, check engine light illuminated and then three more errors displayed on the dash. See list b… |
| 2022-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated while at a traffic light the vehicle stalled and shift… |
| 2022-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sunroof came off the rails and would not close. Afraid it could have flown off |
| 2021-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Faulty Panoramic Sunroof. I took the car to the dealer service to have the sunroof checked since it won't close all the… |
| 2021-09-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The check engine light came on. The code reads Emission. They told me it wasn’t covered at Mercedes |
| 2021-09-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My car puts itself into neutral while driving and while stopped. This has happened 4 times now. The dealer claims they … |
| 2021-08-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Start off when the message "do not shift" pops up while driving |
| 2021-08-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | In the past three days, I experienced 4 times while driving and/or waiting for the red light, the car just changed to N… |
| 2021-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | P052E-71 The valve for crankcase ventilation has a malfunction. The actuator is blocked. Was initially intermittent bu… |
| 2021-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Lane departure system stopped working and the engine stalled on the highway. Problem reproduced by dealer who has the c… |
| 2021-05-20 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Lane departure warning, blind spot assist and emergency braking stopped working all at one in May 2021. Left it for ser… |
| 2020-11-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON AN INITIAL START OF DRIVE, AS SOON AS THE ECO SYSTEM KICKS IN. WHEN L RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, AND BEFORE L E… |
| 2020-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN MOTION AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE CAR DECELERATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED WHILE I WAS TRAVEL… |
| 2020-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR IN ENGINE. WHILE CHECKING OIL OR REMOVING OIL FILLER CAP. I FEAR THIS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSION DURIN… |
| 2019-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 4TH, 2018, SEPTEMBER 21ST ,2018 AND JANUARY 10TH, 2019, MY 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250 SHUTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE… |
| 2018-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000… |
| 2017-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000… |
| 2017-11-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I HAVE A INFANT ON BOARD WITH ME, AND TRAVELS WITH ME, FROM FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA TO HAMPTON, VIRGINIA.WE CLOUD HAVE… |
| 2017-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKES SOMETIMES DO NOT RELEASE AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR THROUGH PUDDLES. THIS HAPPENS … |
| 2017-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY, 12K MILES ON MY 2016 CAR AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUT THE TOP OF MY CAR. SOUNDED LIKE A SHO… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" WHAT PURPOSE DOES THIS RECALL SERVE IF THE MANUFACTURER STILL DOES NOT HAVE A "REMEDY" AVAILABLE? I H… |
| 2016-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-54 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND … |