How many miles will a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 last?
Half of the 11 NHTSA owner complaints on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 that list mileage came after 30,000 miles. NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026 holds 25 complaints on this model year; each mileage is the odometer when an owner reported a safety problem, not how long the vehicle lasted.
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How many miles will a 2016 GLE 450 last?
The 11 mileages owners gave run from 500 to 110,000 miles, and half are at or under 30,001. With fewer than 20 mileages this page gives the median only: the other percentiles are too few to say. 3 came after 100,000 miles, none after 150,000 and none after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2016 GLE 450 wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 500 miles |
| 25th percentile | Too few to say |
| Median (50th percentile) | 30,001 miles |
| 75th percentile | Too few to say |
| 90th percentile | Too few to say |
| Highest mileage listed | 110,000 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 3 of 11 |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | none |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | none |
Common problems with the 2016 GLE 450
NHTSA's file holds 25 owner complaints on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450. Owners named the electrical system most often: 8 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 8 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
| Engine | 7 | 3 | Under 5 mileages |
| Fuel/propulsion System | 5 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
| Structure | 5 | 3 | Under 5 mileages |
| Steering | 4 | 3 | Under 5 mileages |
Of the 25 complaints, 4 report a crash, none reports a fire and 2 report an injury (2 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2016 GLE 450 a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2016 is a good or a bad GLE 450: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2016 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
The 2016 is the only Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 model year in its stretch of model years (2016) with 10 or more complaints in NHTSA's file, so there is no other year to compare it with.
NHTSA files the Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 name for 2016 and 2020–2026. A gap of three or more model years means the name covers different vehicles, so the 2016 is compared only with the 2016 model years.
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 11 recall campaigns that name the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 23V854000 | Dec 15, 2023 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS |
| 22V955000 | Dec 23, 2022 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE |
| 21V197000 | Mar 19, 2021 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS |
| 19V787000 | Nov 1, 2019 | COMMUNICATION |
| 18V272000 | Apr 27, 2018 | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2016 GLE 450 lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2016 GLE 450.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 14 of the 25 complaints on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA names counted: GLE 450, GLE450 and GLE 450 4MATIC. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only these.
- Recall-file names matched: GLE 450 and GLE450.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 questions
How many miles will a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 last?
Half of the 11 NHTSA owner complaints on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 that list mileage came after 30,000 miles. Of the 11 complaints on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 that list mileage, half came after 30,000 miles; 3 came after 100,000 miles, none after 150,000 and none after 200,000. With fewer than 20 mileages, the median is the only percentile given. These are mileages at a reported problem, not a lifespan: the file holds no 2016 GLE 450 that never had one.
What are the most common 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 problems?
NHTSA's file holds 25 owner complaints on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450. Owners named the electrical system most often: 8 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 25 complaints, 4 report a crash, none reports a fire and 2 report an injury (2 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2016 is a good or a bad GLE 450: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2016 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. The 2016 is the only Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 model year in its stretch of model years (2016) with 10 or more complaints in NHTSA's file, so there is no other year to compare it with.
How many recalls does the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 11 recall campaigns that name the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
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