AutoUtility currently tracks 4 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 2 complaints (50% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records. The 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class belongs to the 1st Generation (W463 1st Gen) platform.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 4 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Brakes & Traction Control (2 reports • 50% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (1)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
4
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
0
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 50% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#2 Problem Area 25% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11418736
Filed: 05/27/2021

"Dear NHTSA Please consider this a formal complaint against Mercedes-Benz for completely defective ABS and EPS systems which control handling, dynamic stability, and anti-lock braking. The “Defective” designation is theirs, rather than a notice to service or that the systems were merely off-line or..."

Incident Date: 01/29/2021 • Raw NHTSA Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11413169
Filed: 04/21/2021

"PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST MERCEDES-BENZ FOR ONGOING SENSOR AND BACKUP CAMERA SAFETY FAILURES. REAR CAMERAS AND SENSORS CONTINUE INTERMITTENT FAILURE EVEN AFTER YEARS OF SERVICE BY MERCEDES BENZ AND HAVE ACTUALLY CAUSED 1 ACCIDENT. FULL EXPLANATION AND DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED..."

Incident Date: 04/18/2021 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11406857
Filed: 04/07/2021

"MERCEDES BENZ ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE NHTSA RECALL 21V058 ... NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MERCEDES BENZ CAN PROVIDE THE FIX ... NOR WILL PROVIDE A PATH OR DATE TO THE REPAIR. SEE ATTACHED FILES. FULL DESCRIPTION OF THIS COMPLAINT CONTAINED IN THE PDF FILE."

Incident Date: 03/15/2021 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11055907
Filed: 12/21/2017

"DUE TO A TRACTION CONTROL SOFTWARE ERROR IN MANUFACTURING, AND PERHAPS OTHER ERRORS THAT TRIGGER ERROR CODES, MY CAR WITH ONLY 650 MILES IS UNDRIVEABLE AND UNSAFE. A REPLACEMENT MODULE MUST BE BUILT IN GERMANY WHICH WILL TAKE OVER ONE MONTH TO BE SENT TO THE U.S. DEALERSHIP,AS WELL AS OTHER..."

Incident Date: 12/12/2017 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 3 0 0 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 0 0 0 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Current Page 4 0 3 Current
2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 0 0 1 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 6 0 12 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2 0 8 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 5 1 7 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 4 0 3 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 6 0 3 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 0 0 0 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 0 0 2 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 4 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (4). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Related Official Reports for 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.