Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
Registered from 2015 to 2026.
About this model
The Mercedes-Benz GLA is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Mercedes-Benz over two generations. It is essentially the SUV equivalent of the A-Class, and the smallest SUV marketed by the brand. The production version was revealed in August 2013 ahead of the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show in September 2013.
From the Wikipedia article Mercedes-Benz GLA, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Structure: more complaints than 90% of 2015 cars — 12% of its 100 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 car has 5%.
- Visibility: more complaints than 95% of 2015 cars — 5% of its 100 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 car has 1%.
- Visibility/wiper: more complaints than 90% of 2015 cars — 5% of its 100 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 car has 3%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Optional |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 221 hp · 1755 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2025 | 221 hp · 1755 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2024 | 221 hp · 1755 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2023 | 221 hp · 1680 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2022 | 221 hp · 1680 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2021 | 221 hp · 1680 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2020 | 208 hp · 1505 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2019 | 208 hp · 1585 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2018 | 208 hp · 1585 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2017 | 208 hp · 1585 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2016 | 208 hp · 1585 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2015 | 208 hp · 1585 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |