23V732000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Driving with worn brake pads can reduce braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
2021 MERCEDES BENZ GLA 250
8 safety recall campaigns, 26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints26
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 8
22V365000
COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION
A disabled eCall system would prevent a vehicle occupant from contacting the emergency services call center in an emergency, potentially delaying emergency responders and increasing the risk of injury.
22V232000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
An inoperable rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
22V125000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Reduced brake performance can increase the risk of a crash. In addition, detached brake components can create a road hazard, and increase the risk of a crash for other drivers.
21V354000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
A backup camera that displays a blank image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
21V102000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Inadvertent air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury for an occupant in the front passenger seat, and increase the possibility of a vehicle crash.
What owners report most
- 5ENGINE
- 4ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 2TIRES
- 2BACK OVER PREVENTION
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 MERCEDES BENZ GLA 250s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.