2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 282 evidence records for the 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 92 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Fuel system21 (22.8%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 2019–2024.
- Steering14 (15.2%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 2016–2026.
- Electrical system12 (13.0%)Official recall records for this system: 21, covering model years 2016–2026.
- Engine11 (12.0%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2016–2023.
- Driver-assistance systems6 (6.5%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2020–2021.
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)5 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2020–2024.
Other / uncategorized: 8 classifications (8.7%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (1,480 records, model years 2016–2026) are most frequently classified under: engine, electrical system and fuel system.
- Safety recalls (164 records, model years 2016–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, body & structure and air bags (restraint system).
- Transport Canada recalls (156 records, model years 2016–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, air bags (restraint system) and fuel system.
- Manufacturer communications (3,108 records, model years 2016–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, engine and equipment & accessories.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 2016 346 records for 2016
- 2017 331 records for 2017
- 2018 361 records for 2018
- 2019 353 records for 2019
- 2020 366 records for 2020
- 2021 329 records for 2021
- 2022 282 records for 2022
- 2023 417 records for 2023
- 2024 334 records for 2024
- 2025 238 records for 2025
- 2026 117 records for 2026
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 5mention a crash
- 2mention a fire
- 3mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 2
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 213
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 5
- Owner complaints NHTSA 62
Where to go next
- Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.