Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the automatic emergency braking, acceleration and cruise control, and suspension. The 7 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2022Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/7 checked
2022 Mercedes-Benz GLB: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/1
Engine off, key in hand0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/5
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2022's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLB. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0L 4-cyl | AWD, FWD | 25–27 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLB, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Driver assistance features work inconsistently. Reports describe adaptive cruise control that sometimes fails to slow down or brake, and random speed increases past the limit the car reads from road signs, such as climbing from 35 to 50 mph. Lane control and automatic braking may or may not engage, and slowing for a turn lane is also unpredictable. These problems show up on nearly new cars, within the first 1136 miles. The main risk is the car failing to slow or brake when the driver expects it to.
The car either surges forward or suddenly loses drive. One crash report describes unintended acceleration at about 5,000 miles while pulling into a driveway in bad weather. The car pulled right, crossed a lawn, and hit a brick wall. The air bags deployed, and the driver reported neck, back, and chest pain. A separate report describes the transmission slipping into neutral at 65 mph with a "transmission malfunction stop" message, which left steering and brakes but no acceleration. The dealer blamed a needed software update, not a hardware fault.
A suspension warning light comes on intermittently and tells the driver not to go over 50 mph. A loud creaking from the wheel area is also reported while driving, turning corners, and pulling in and out of driveways, and the dealer could not reproduce it. Rear shock problems are reported alongside other faults, including electrical trouble, a fan motor issue, a driver window that will not fully lower, and a radio that needed repair. These complaints are mostly warnings and noises that are hard to diagnose.
Excerpts from complaints GLB owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
All advance driver assistance system has a 50% work fail reliability. It may work it may fail to work, I bought the cat from a Mercades Dealer in Las Vegas with 48 miles on it. The vehicle has approx 900 now. The driver assist system fails daily, it is unreliable, dangerous and a hazard to occupants and others. It needs to be inspected and repaired, recalled.
Filed with NHTSA, February 2024
Driver assist adaptive speed control, braking, lane control all boxes checked has a 50/50 work fail that is it may work may not work. This is a safety concern that needs to be checked by MBUSA
Filed with NHTSA, February 2024
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2022 ranks third for owner complaints among 5 GLB years, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2022 is the third model year of the GLB's first generation (2020 on).
Mercedes-Benz updated the GLB for 2024, so a 2022 does not have those changes.
What changed for 2024 (not on a 2022)
Cars shoppers compare with the Mercedes-Benz GLB, with their own 2022 checklists.
2022 owner complaints, side by side
