2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC
This year drew an ordinary 134 complaints for a Mercedes-Benz GLC — the model's median is 121. What they were about is the unusual part: 9% of them mention stalled, against 1.9% across the model's other years.
| Complaints filed | 134 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 121 |
| Involving a crash | 10 |
| Involving a fire | 8 |
| Recalls | 0 |
| EPA combined | 24 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- stalled — 9% of this year's complaints, against 1.9% across the model's other years (4.6×). Owners wrote it as: stalled, sounds.
- further — 10.4% of this year's complaints, against 3.2% across the model's other years (3.3×). Owners wrote it as: further, srs, command.
- under warranty — 9% of this year's complaints, against 3% across the model's other years (3×). Owners wrote it as: under warranty, although.
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
What owners wrote
Engine runs rough and activates a flashing engine light. Sounds like the engine is misfiring. On two occasions the engine stalled,(no power steering, brakes...) luckily not in a dangerous situation. No engine codes were visible to a technician when try to diag…
-I purchased a GLC300. Today I discovered I own a GLC 230 HAZMAT SUV with a Hydrogen tank and other dangerous items. German hazard lights that do not mirror my driver's manual or the car I purchased. -Hazard lights showing SRS systems malfunctioning - Hazard l…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Mercedes-Benz GLC was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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