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2015 Mercedes-Benz Gla 250 engine problems

The 2015 Mercedes-Benz Gla 250 has 27 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 20% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

27

Engine complaints

20%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Gla 250 engine complaints by model year27 complaints2015: 27 complaints2016: 16 complaints2017: 8 complaints2018: 12 complaints2019: 3 complaints2020: 2 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 2 complaints
Gla 250 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

15V662000EngineOctober 16, 2015 · 857 units

Defect

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes-Benz) is recalling certain model year 2015 CLA250, CLA250 4Matic, GLA250, GLA250 4Matic, and 2016 SLK300 roadster vehicles manufactured July 17, 2015, to August 31, 2015. The affected vehicles have intake or exhaust camshafts whose welds may fail and possibly cause engine damage.

Consequence

Engine damage may result in a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Mercedes-Benz will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected camshafts, free of charge. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 9, 2015. The recall began on December 23, 2015. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Mercedes-Benz's number for this recall is 2015100006.

What owners report

“The engine light is one and the related code for the engine light is P052E-71. The valve for Crankcase ventilation has a malfunction. There is recall for the code for other Mercedes Benz car model varies from 2015 to 2019. I believe this code on for GLA 250 is the same manufacture malfunction parts…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 10, 2023

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Gla 250 have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Gla 250 engine — 20% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Gla 250 engine?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the engine: 15V662000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.