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All cars · Mercedes-Benz M/GLE · 2015

2015 Mercedes-Benz M/GLE. Advanced data.

The raw numbers: engines, recall campaign numbers, failure mileage and manufacturer communications.

Lemon Index44100 = average car
Complaints23NHTSA, first 3 years
Sold53,217U.S. model year
Per 100K sold43complaints
Year rank#8 of 18#1 = fewest complaints

Failure mileage by system

Half of owners who gave a mileage reported the problem between 5,400 and 68,900 miles. Median 19,900, from 36 complaints with a mileage.

SystemMedianMiddle halfComplaints
Engine19,5006,600–45,0008
Transmission & drivetrain11,6002,700–67,0006

Mileage owners typed into their NHTSA complaint, all complaints for this model year. People report some problems late, so read it as a range.

Complaints by system

SystemShare of complaints
Engine22%
Brakes22%
Transmission & drivetrain17%
Steering13%
Body structure13%

One complaint can name more than one system, so shares can add to more than 100%.

Severity, all complaints

TotalCrashesFiresInjuriesDeathsTows
621205010

As reported by owners to NHTSA. Not verified.

Manufacturer communications 139

Mercedes-Benz filed 139 service communications for this car with NHTSA.

  • Xentry( mercedes): blind spot inoperative
  • Oil spray or fouling on the ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM is not related to leakage of the hydraulic pump
  • Cracking, clunking noise when braking the vehicle to a stop or when moving off, when the…

Nearby model years

YearLemon IndexComplaintsSoldTop system
2012451938,101Engine
2013241241,326Transmission & drivetrain
2014311646,726Engine
2015442353,217Engine
2016633351,791Steering
2017432554,595Electrical
2018432146,010Brakes

Sources: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications; EPA fuel economy data; YouTube video titles. Complaints are owner reports, not proof of a defect.

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