2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class

Car and Driver (opens in a new tab) says the GLE receives few changes, with automatic high-beam headlamps now standard and new two-tone Espresso Brown-and-black or white-and-black leather schemes, and that the GLE450 brings standard all-wheel drive and a 362-hp hybrid powertrain with a turbocharged inline-six and a 48-volt electrical system. It also notes that BMW and Volvo include three years of maintenance on a new X5 or XC90 while Mercedes offers none. Carvana (opens in a new tab) calls it the third year of the second generation and the final pre-refresh year before the broader 2024 update.

CarsDirect (opens in a new tab) adds a new silver paint and several features, such as multi-contour seats with massage, that can now be ordered individually. EPA rates the 2022 GLE-Class at 16 to 22 mpg combined and $3,500 to $4,850 a year in fuel, with rear-, all- or four-wheel drive.

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the 2022 GLE-Class. 22V936000 covers a steering coupling locking screw that may loosen and detach from the steering gear, resulting in a loss of steering control, and dealers replace the coupling. 23V178000 covers rear door window trim bars that may detach while driving, and 23V835000 covers a 12-volt ground connection under the driver seat that may not be secured properly and could overheat. Others include wiring campaigns 22V231000, 24V207000 and 24V724000 (front acceleration sensor harness), transmission software 24V118000, communication module software 22V365000, a body fault 22V680000, and fuel pump campaigns 23V445000 and 23V880000 shared with other Mercedes models.

Owners have filed 70 complaints with NHTSA: engine with 21, electrical system with 14, unknown or other with 13, fuel and propulsion system with 8, and forward collision avoidance and tires with 7 each. ProblemsByVin (opens in a new tab) counts 63 complaints on the GLE-Class name alone and names engine as the most-reported issue, and Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) keeps a common-problems page for the year.

EPA rates the 2022 GLE-Class at 16 to 22 mpg combined and $3,500 to $4,850 a year in fuel. The BMW X5 lists 15 to 23 at $3,350 to $5,150, the Audi Q7 20 to 22 at $3,500 to $3,900, the Volvo XC90 22 to 27 at $2,850 to $3,500, and the Lexus RX 21 to 30 at $2,600 to $2,950. The GLE-Class is close to the X5 and Q7 and behind the XC90 and RX.