If you are checking a used Mercedes-Benz G-Class, this hub is the starting point. It is built to gather the practical questions a buyer or owner actually has: what usually goes wrong, which year windows deserve caution, what warning signs matter, and what to check before money changes hands.
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is tracked here as a luxury SUV coverage hub. This page is a researched coverage page, not a final reliability verdict. Specific defect claims should come from sourced child pages, not guesswork.
Before buying or ignoring symptoms, verify open recalls by VIN, scan for stored OBD codes, check service history, and use any linked CarFaultIQ fault or symptom pages to decide the next practical step.
Evidence-backed model intelligence
Mercedes-Benz G-Class diagnostic overview
Structured coverage spans 2002-2026. Use the exact model year and symptoms when narrowing a fault.
Vehicle coverage
- Powertrain evidence: Electricity and Premium Gasoline
- Electrification: Electric
- Drivetrain coverage: 4WD, 4WD/AWD and 4X4
Start with the evidence you have
A symptom and an OBD code are separate evidence channels. Use either one; do not assume a stored code proves a particular repair.
Official evidence for this model
Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.
US safety recalls
34 distinct official identifiers · US
Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.
- 25V711000 — model years 2025
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2025 AMG G63 and G 580 vehicles. The front short-range radar sensor printed circuit board may fail and result in a loss of automatic emergency braking and other driver assistance features, including the active brake assist, lane keeping…
- 25V254000 — model years 2025
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2025 G 550, G 580, and AMG G 63 vehicles. The vehicle's electronic stability program (ESP) may display an incorrect warning light during an ESP system failure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…
- 24V659000 — model years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2023 G 550 and 2019-2022 G63 AMG vehicles that received a replacement door latch during a service visit or prior recall repair. Components within the right-side rear door latch may prevent the rear doors from latching or opening…
Manufacturer communications / TSBs
298 distinct official identifiers · US
Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.
- 11035490 — model years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
This NCU replaces the prior NCU issued on May 15, 2025, and contains additional MY 2023 and MY 2024 vehicles which are highlighted below. In our continuing efforts to ensure the proper performance of Mercedes-Benz products and to enhance the satisfaction of our customers, Mercedes-Benz…
- 11035217 — model years 2025
Complaint CEL light on with no drivability concerns. Cause Signal timing error. Remedy 167, 465: SW has been released. Update the FSAM to the latest SW version. 290, 118, 243, 247: Software is still in development. This fault code does not cause a drivability concern…
- 11035234 — model years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Complaint Check Engine Light ON with DTC P012800 "The Coolant Temperature is Below the Specified Temperature" active and/or stored in the ME (N3/10). There are no drivability concerns related to this complaint. Cause Root cause varies Remedy Prior to performing any repairs for this complaint:…
Canadian recalls
28 distinct official identifiers · CA
Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.
- 2026148 — model years 2025
Issue: On certain electric vehicles, the wheel bolts may not have been tightened properly. Over time, the wheel bolts could loosen and cause a loss of vehicle stability. Safety Risk: A loss of vehicle stability could cause a loss of control and increase the risk…
- 2025569 — model years 2025
Issue: On one vehicle, the short-range sensor in the front bumper may not have been manufactured correctly. As a result, some driver assistance systems may not work, including adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and active lane keeping assist. Safety Risk: Driver assistance systems that…
- 2025215 — model years 2025
Issue: On certain vehicles, a software problem in the electronic stability program (ESP) control unit could cause ESP warning messages not to meet certain requirements of Canadian regulations. This could also cause the malfunction indicator light not to turn on in certain conditions. Safety Risk:…
US owner complaint reports
51 distinct reports · US
Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 9 reports
- ENGINE: 8 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 7 reports
A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.
Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.