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2 recalls covering model years 2025, 2026. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
Certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles have a micro-switch in the driver's door lock that can corrode. When this happens, the switch may fail to detect that the door is open, which can prevent the electronic parking brake's Auto-Park feature from engaging on its own. Without the parking brake engaging automatically, the vehicle may roll away on its own.
Mercedes-Benz is recalling certain GLA 250 vehicles. A cable that works the door latch may have been installed incorrectly. When that happens, the door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle. Dealers will inspect the cable assembly and repair it if needed, at no charge to the owner. Owner letters were mailed May 1, 2026, and the vehicle identification numbers covered by this recall can be searched on NHTSA.gov beginning March 13, 2026.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls covering the 2025–2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250. 2 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Mercedes-Benz Door Lock Defect May Cause Rollaway" (NHTSA campaign 26V481000), reported Jul 24, 2026.
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 has the most, with 1 recall. The 2025 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 1. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
No. None of the 2 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 recalls on file carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Mercedes-Benz dealer, including for second owners.