2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA35 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA35, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
The contact owns a 2025 Mercedes Benz AMG GLA 35. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH on a green light, the contact noticed another driver speeding over the limit on her left side which caused the other driver to collide with the contact's vehicle. The contact stated the other vehicle collided with the contact on the driver's side of the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. The contact stated that none of the air bags deployed during the time of the accident. The contact noticed that the other driver involved in the accident air bags were deployed. No medical attention was provided but the contact sustained minor injuries the contact stated that the right side of their body was very sore and bruised. A police report was filed with the Cheltenham Police Department and a case was provided to the contact. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for further investigation, the vehicle was not destroyed. The dealer was contacted and referred the contact to an independent mechanic for further assistance. Before the crash, the vehicle experienced shaking as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken toa dealer where the fuel injector was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 150.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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