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2022 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class

Gas Wagon

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
4Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
28 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class is sold in the U.S. as a gas wagon with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the GLA250, is EPA-rated at 28 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 4 complaints, most often about engine.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
GLA250GasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo243428$2,750
GLA250 4maticGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233226$3,000
AMG GLA35 4maticGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223025$3,100
AMG GLA45 4maticGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo192522$3,500

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Latches/Locks/Linkages

high
310,667 vehicles

Problem: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020-2021 CLA, 2019-2022 A-Class, 2022-2023 C-Class, 2024 CLE, 2020-2026 GLA/GLB, and 2023-2024 GLC vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific model information. The micro-switch in the driver's door lock may corrode and fail to detect an open door, preventing the electronic parking brake or "Auto-Park" feature from engaging automatically. This may result in a vehicle rollaway.

Risk: A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash or injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's door lock, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 18, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 31, 2026.

NHTSA campaign 26V481000 · reported Jul 24, 2026 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Exterior Lighting

high
32 vehicles

Problem: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2022 A220, GLA250, and AMG GLA35 vehicles. The headlights may be incorrectly adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Risk: Incorrectly adjusted headlights can reduce the visibility of oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and correct the headlight adjustment, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 3, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2023100005.

NHTSA campaign 23V662000 · reported Oct 2, 2023 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Owner complaints

4 complaints filed

0 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2023: 3 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

  • Engine — 2
  • Equipment — 1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System — 1
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 1
“I own a 2022 Mercedes Benz GLA 250 2022. in [XXX], it was pouring rain and I was driving from [XXX] to attain [XXX] to drive home. It was pouring that night and driving conditions were horrible. I was in the middle lane driving roughly 55-65 mph. about 15 minutes into my drive a light on dash came " engine chip malfunc…”Mar 20, 2026 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“On four separate occasions since purchasing the vehicle brand new in October 2021, the emergency braking system has engaged while driving at a high rate of speed on the freeway. These incidents have been reported to the dealership during servicing and they have indicated no faults with the system. Two more incidents ha…”Dec 1, 2023 · Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA owner report
“I find the design of the 2022 GLA Mercedes Benz to be flawed. Just the mere filling gas into the tank can cause the Charcoal Canister to go bad; causing the malfunction light to activate; unknown to consumers. A safety flap should be required over the gas hole to prevent any overflow. Although, the emission control sys…”Jul 17, 2023 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other GLA-Class model years

A

2026 GLA-Class

1 recalls · 1 complaints

A

2025 GLA-Class

1 recalls · 4 complaints

B

2024 GLA-Class

2 recalls · 2 complaints

A

2023 GLA-Class

1 recalls · 8 complaints

F

2021 GLA-Class

9 recalls · 21 complaints

D

2020 GLA-Class

5 recalls · 9 complaints

F

2019 GLA-Class

11 recalls · 29 complaints

F

2018 GLA-Class

12 recalls · 49 complaints

F

2017 GLA-Class

9 recalls · 33 complaints

C

2016 GLA-Class

4 recalls · 52 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 44641, 44655, 44626, 45086). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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