The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mercedes-Benz reported 162 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, model years 2016–2026, 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.
162 incidents reported
7 deaths, as claimed
189 injuries, as claimed
2016–2026 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 32,202 | 65 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 43,986 | 39 |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 34 | 68,826 | 32 |
| 2019 | 27 | 2 | 30 | 74,941 | 36 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 58,737 | 27 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 60,329 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 69,889 | 20 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30,754 | 26 |
| 2024 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 40,248 | 37 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 67,425 | 16 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30,667 | 6.5 |
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 | 55 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 31 | 0 |
| Structure | 24 | 0 |
| Power Train | 21 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 18 | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 16 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 15 | 1 |
| Steering System | 10 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 8 | 1 |
| Visibility | 8 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 7 | 0 |
| Fire | 7 | 2 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 4 | 2 |
| Latch | 3 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 3 | 0 |
| ESC | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 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 GLC-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 GLC-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | 2026 | WA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-12 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-04 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-17 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-20 | 2026 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-28 | 2025 | MO | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-24 | 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-22 | 2025 | HI | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-08 | 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-06 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-03 | 2024 | MA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-21 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-15 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-11 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Power Train | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-07 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-21 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-10 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-10 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-24 | 2025 | CT | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-18 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Latch | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-13 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-04-28 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Electrical System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-16 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-03-15 | 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-17 | 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-18 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-20 | 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-11 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-10-21 | 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-13 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-16 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Power Train | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-21 | 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-26 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-24 | 2022 | RI | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-19 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-16 | 2021 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-05 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-02 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-06-17 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-06-12 | 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-23 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Other | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-23 | 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-18 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-10 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 5 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-09 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-28 | 2020 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-04 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-26 | 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-23 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Other · Power Train | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-21 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-06 | 2024 | IT | 2 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-12-14 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-22 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-13 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-18 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-08-16 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-20 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-11 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-06-05 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-17 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-02 | 2021 | CT | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-27 | 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-03-24 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-03-05 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2023 Q1 |
| not reported | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-02-27 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-23 | 2016 | NC | 2 | 0 | Fire | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-30 | 2020 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-21 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Fuel System · Power Train | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-14 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-10-11 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-11 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · ESC · Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-11 | 2016 | PR | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-27 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-08-05 | 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Fire | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-26 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-29 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-27 | 2020 | AL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-24 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-02 | 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-26 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-03 | 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-11-08 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-11-01 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-23 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-05 | 2020 | TX | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System, Air · Engine and Cooling System · Power Train · Electrical System · Forward Collision | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-08-14 | 2018 | HI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System · Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-28 | 2018 | CO | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-07-10 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-16 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-06-15 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-03 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-19 | 2020 | IN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | FL | 1 | 0 | Electrical System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-30 | 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-26 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 2 | Electrical System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-08 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q4 |
| not reported | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2020 Q4 |
| not reported | 2019 | MA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-29 | 2018 | PR | 0 | 1 | ESC | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-10-02 | 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q4 |
| not reported | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-22 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System · Power Train | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-01 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-07-09 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-07-06 | 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-06-24 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-04-10 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| not reported | 2020 | DE | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-01 | 2016 | CT | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-30 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-12-23 | 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-12-02 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control · ESC · Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-01 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seats | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-09-07 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seats | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-23 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-23 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-06 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Visibility | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-29 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-29 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2016 | IA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-21 | 2018 | LA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019 | FL | 1 | 0 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-12-20 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-13 | 2018 | VA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2020 Q3 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-03 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-07-24 | 2018 | LA | 0 | 3 | Lane Departure · Forward Collision | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-15 | 2016 | SD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-16 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 5 | Seat Belts | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-03-03 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | Fire | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-20 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-19 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Rollover | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-10 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-01 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-27 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-11-23 | 2017 | DE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-03-15 | 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-02-27 | 2017 | UT | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-16 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-11-30 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2016 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mercedes-Benz received alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a GLC-Class that sold more will have more rows. All Mercedes-Benz models · What these reports are, and are not.