The G-Class from Mercedes-Benz is still considered one of the last true off-roaders. However, the current generation seems to have at least a partial problem in terms of robustness: the Federal Motor Transport Authority is recalling a good 800 units built between 2020 and 2022, partly because the rear axle can break.
Corresponding image material, which shows G-Classes with an apparently broken wheel suspension on a van, was sent anonymously to the independent brand website mercedes-fans.de lead to the roadway. In the further course, a fracture with an interruption in the power transmission and loss of wheel control cannot be ruled out.” This means that it is probably not a design error but a manufacturing error. Nevertheless, this is not just a technical problem, which in extreme cases can have life-threatening consequences, but also a massive image issue for the Stuttgart manufacturer. Because the G-Class has always stood for a certain “indestructibility”. It is the next setback for the group after the US consumer magazine “Consumer Reports” ranked the brand with the star at the bottom of its quality ranking – as the most unreliable brand According to the KBA, 805 vehicles worldwide are specifically affected, of which “probably 158” are in Germany. As a rule, Mercedes-Benz does not publish recall numbers for Austria. The vehicles have to go to the workshop, where the rear axle is checked and replaced if necessary. There have been a number of recalls since the current generation went on sale. In May 2021, for example, more than 20,000 vehicles worldwide were ordered into the workshop because “due to manufacturing tolerances … during certain driving maneuvers … the rear doors open unintentionally or can no longer be opened”. Almost 10,000 G, E and S-Class and AMG GT (model year 2018/2019) models worldwide posed a risk of fire due to oil escaping from the turbocharger. However, it should not be forgotten that recalls are now a daily occurrence in the automotive industry are.
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