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vehicle
2018 / mercedes-benz / gla-class
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-15)
complaints
50 on file (2017-10-27 → 2026-09-14)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
8 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11720771 Why is the Crankcase Ventilation System P052E Code (PCV) covered in most Mercedes models, but not the GLA? This is an expensive repair that seems to cover other cars but penalizes GLA owners just to have a safe car to drive like the other models…
11634672 The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated and jerked abnormally before accelerating. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while accelerating from the vehicle…
Instrument cluster and electrical display failuresELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2022-11 → 2026-06gla-2018-instrument-cluster-failure
11746825 The instrument cluster would fail intermittently, the speedometer would be my accurate speed, and then suddenly 0. Same for RPMs, gas, etc. Then after a period of time they would work again. Some times is was just oscillating back and forth between the failure modes…
11684208 My vehicle electrical panel is messed up can not read the driver panel the sunroof electrical also is not working the driver seat chair electrical stopped working and ever since the sunroof n chair started giving me issues my front panels started to go haywire…
Panoramic sunroof glass shatter and panel detachmentSTRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2021-10 → 2026-07gla-2018-sunroof-shatter
11748081 Sunroof glass exploded without warning while driving at highway speed. Glass shards poured throughout the vehicle including on the driver, potentially putting the vehicle and other vehicles in danger.
11487062 While driving the vehicle on the highway the front panel immediately in front of the panoramic roof was ripped off. The glue holding the panel in place was defective and is a known issue that currently has a recall out issued by Mercedes Benz…
Sunroof failure to close and water leakVISIBILITY3 complaints2024-07 → 2025-10gla-2018-sunroof-water-leak
11605188 The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side of the sunroof had raised up, causing the sunroof to fail to close properly. The vehicle had been taken to a certified mechanic who informed the contact that the sunroof needed…
11668964 to a sunroof bonding issue that could cause water leakage
Rear differential and rear-end noisePOWER TRAIN4 complaints2017-10 → 2025-07gla-2018-rear-differential-noise
11673669 Rear differential is faulty. This is the second time it has failed. The first time was in October 2021 the mileage was 44,812 and it was repaired. More recently it was making a noise and I took it back to Mercedes Benz dealership for repair…
11040373 THE PROBLEM IS WHEN TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEEDS OR STOP THE CAR TO HALT ABLE TO HEAR A NOISE FROM THE REAR END. LIKE A METAL HITTING ANOTHER METAL. IT HAS BEEN ONLY 1 MONTH I BOUGHT THE CAR AND 1300MILES ON IT…
Transmission shift to neutral and power lossPOWER TRAIN6 complaints2022-07 → 2025-09gla-2018-transmission-neutral-shift
11625915 I was driving on the freeway and the transmission shifted into neutral and the car lost power. The Red malfunction lights came on and said transmission malfunction, DO NOT SHIFT, STOP driving immediately, contact dealer. There is a class action lawsuit and a RECALL…
11622356 The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the transmission unintendedly shifted to neutral. No warning light was illuminated; however, the message "Transmission Error" was displayed on the instrument panel…
Fuel odor in cabin and fuel leakFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 complaints2023-03 → 2025-02gla-2018-fuel-odor
11645071 There was a gas smell that would seep into the driving cabin from the engine. It was intermittent however when it did occur, the smell was strong enough to cause light headedness to the occupants of the vehicle. I took the car to my personal mechanic…
11644599 The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor coming from the vehicle…
Airbag warning light and clockspring fractureAIR BAGS4 complaints2018-04 → 2023-03gla-2018-airbag-clockspring
11509710 The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the clockspring in the steering column was fractured and made inoperable…
11083398 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE…
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/mercedes-benz/gla-class
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title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/mercedes-benz/gla-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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