MODELYEARINDEX

Mercedes-Benz GL

98 complaints across 6 scored model years .

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mercedes-Benz GL Full report
D
Grade 2010–2016
2013 vs model median 2.3×
Model median3× median
Body & Interior 6
Brakes 5
Engine 3
Avoid

2013

Best

2011 · 2014

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.82× 13 B
2011
0.72× 11 B
2013
2.31× 27 D
2014
0.59× 10 A
2015
1.39× 12 C
2016
1.18× 14 B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG14
City / Highway13 / 17
Engine5.5L, 8 cyl
Drive4-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$5,450

Recalls

No recall campaigns are on record for this model.

Others in Full-Size SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
BMW X7
none flagged
C
Buick Enclave
20102011
C
Cadillac Escalade
20162021
B
Chevrolet Suburban
20152021
C
Chevrolet Tahoe
20152021
C
Ford Expedition
20202021
C
GMC Yukon
20152021
C
GMC Yukon XL
20162021
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 GL
Complaints in window
27
Severity-weighted
45
Model median (weighted)
19
vs model median
2.31×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
0
Open investigations
0
Score 42.3 D