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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350

The most reported problem on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 is airbag, with 84 complaints, usually around 48,000 miles.

  • 114owner complaints
  • 0recalls
  • 4involved a crash
  • 35,000median miles at failure

Newest report Apr 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350
Photo: IFCAR, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

What is your GLK350 doing?

Each one opens a sheet built from the owner reports of that problem on the 2015 model year.

Is the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 reliable?

The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 has 114 owner complaints on file with NHTSA, less than half the median of 314 for 2015 SUVs on this site. Complaint counts rise with sales as well as faults, so read what owners report below before deciding.

At a glance

Next to other model years
Complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads, so the 2015 count runs short and isn't compared with the model years next to it.
Top problem
One problem takes up much of the file: airbag, named in 84 of the 114 complaints (74%). A quarter of the 10 owners who gave a mileage for airbag saw it by about 30,000 miles, and half by about 48,000.
Crash, fire and injury reports
5 of the 114 complaints (4%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, a little under the 6% typical of vehicles on this site. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 4 reports mention a crash, 2 mention a fire and 4 people were hurt. The reports record 1 death.
Recalls behind the top problems
There's no recall on file for this model year, so the problems above are owner complaints with no campaign behind them.
When owners filed
Filings jumped in 2019, with 61 complaints, 2.8 times the next busiest year. So far in 2026, 2 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.

When each problem shows up

Each bar covers the middle half of the mileages owners reported for that problem. A quarter saw it earlier, a quarter later. The tick is the median. Most reported: airbag warning light or recall, 84 complaints.

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Every complaint with a mileage25 of 114
25 complaints state a mileage. The most, 6, fall between 0 and 10,000 miles.

middle half of reports, median tick. The heavier grey bars have 75 or more reports.

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        How this compares

        2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350114
        Median 2015 model here (104 vehicles)277
        Median 2015 SUV here (44)314

        114 complaints is 2.4 times fewer than the median 2015 model on this site and 2.8 times fewer than the median 2015 SUV. Among the 1 GLK350 model years here it ranks 1st for complaints. Counts follow sales volume as much as reliability, so a truck that sells 700,000 a year draws more reports than a sedan that sells 200,000.

        Complaints filed by year

        Complaints by the year NHTSA received them: 2015: 5, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 3, 2019: 61, 2020: 22, 2021: 7, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 4, 2026: 25'151'162'173'1861'1922'207'214'223'234'242'26

        61 complaints came in 2019, 20.3 times the year before. Owners file in waves when a problem gets press or an investigation, so a spike measures attention as much as failures.

        NHTSA investigations

        EA21-002opened Sep 17, 2021
        Airbags · model years 2010 to 2015

        Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.

        NHTSA summary
        From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004L that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All Takata inflators produced with propellant 2004L contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been n

        Recalls that include the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350

        Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

        No recalls on file for this model year.

        Guide NHTSA has an open investigation on this car. What the investigation stages mean

        Questions

        What is the most common problem on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350?

        Airbag, with 84 of the 114 complaints. Owners who gave a mileage for it put the median at about 48,000 miles.

        At what mileage do 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 problems start?

        Of the 25 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 16,000 miles and half by about 35,000.

        How many 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?

        5 of them (4%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.

        Is there a recall for airbag on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350?

        No recall on file for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 is on the same system as airbag. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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