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Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class

Every model year 2017–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026HybridB22—21 mpg
2025HybridA110—21 mpg
2024HybridA019—21 mpg
2023HybridF510—20 mpg
2022HybridF1015—20 mpg
2021HybridF1237—21 mpg
2020HybridF2438—21 mpg
2019GasC328—18 mpg
2018GasB422—19 mpg
2017GasF1042—19 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2024: best combined mpg 20 → 21
  • 2022: best combined mpg 21 → 20
  • 2021: 2 → 4 EPA configurations
  • 2020: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 18 → 21; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2019: best combined mpg 19 → 18

Best GLS-Class years to buy used

  1. 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 19 complaints
  2. 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 10 complaints
  3. 2018 — Safety B, 4 recalls, 22 complaints
  4. 2019 — Safety C, 3 recalls, 28 complaints
  5. 2023 — Safety F, 5 recalls, 10 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.