The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mercedes-Benz reported 84 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, model years 2015–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | 1 | 21 | — | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 17,512 | 91 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 17,320 | 46 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 30,106 | 40 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25,976 | 31 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 14,716 | 41 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 27,262 | 29 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16,024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20,226 | 4.9 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 46 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 11 | 0 |
| Structure | 9 | 1 |
| Power Train | 9 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 7 | 0 |
| Fire | 6 | 0 |
| Steering System | 5 | 2 |
| Forward Collision | 4 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 3 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-01-16 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-07-25 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-06-25 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-16 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-27 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-01-19 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-09 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2020 | CA | 1 | 0 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2023-12-23 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-17 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-04 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-13 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-05-06 | 2021 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-09 | 2021 | AL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2023 Q1 |
| not reported | 2018 | ME | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-29 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Tires | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-16 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-07 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-16 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-02 | 2021 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-19 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-02 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-23 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-12-12 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-11-03 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-10 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-16 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-05 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-08-01 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-12 | 2020 | AR | 0 | 2 | Fire | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-11 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-12 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-13 | 2016 | NC | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-17 | 2021 | PR | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q4 |
| not reported | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-07 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-07-29 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-05-15 | 2015 | MA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2020 Q3 |
| not reported | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-06 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-30 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-22 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-07 | 2018 | — | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-07-16 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-26 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-25 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-03-23 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-19 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Seat Belts | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-27 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-13 | 2018 | OK | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-09-09 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Tires | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-08-21 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-14 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-09 | 2018 | CA | 2 | 4 | Steering System | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-17 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-06-13 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Rollover | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-16 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-06 | 2016 | SD | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-02-03 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-15 | 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-01 | 2015 | VA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Seats · Fire | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-11-02 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-04 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-09-27 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-27 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-06-27 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-23 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-25 | 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Seats · Fire | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-12-19 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-11-28 | 2015 | MA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-10-20 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-30 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-03-16 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-02-25 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-01-29 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-07-16 | 2015 | TU | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mercedes-Benz received alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a GLA-Class that sold more will have more rows. All Mercedes-Benz models · What these reports are, and are not.