Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercedes Benz GL550 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercedes Benz GL550? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Mercedes Benz GL550 problems by model year
29 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 10 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 GL550 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 GL550 | 4 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 GL550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 GL550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 GL550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 GL550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 GL550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 GL550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 GL550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 GL550 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |