There are 4 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF CLEAR LAKE (500 GOLF FREEWAY S, LEAGUE CITY, TX)BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
THE WIND SHIELD WIPER'S ELECTRIC MOTOR AND WORM GEAR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE RAIN SENSOR OPTICS WERE ON AND OPERATIONAL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AS THE RAIN VOLUME INCREASED, THE AUTOMATIC SENSORS INCREASED THE WIPER VELOCITY. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BLADE UNIT OVER-TORQUED AND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE ROD. THIS ENTANGLEMENT CAUSED BOTH WIPER BLADES TO DETACH FROM THEIR RODS. THE TANDEM SYSTEM WIPER GEAR DISCONTINUED TO WORK, LEAVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE RODS IN A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, BLOCKING VISIBILITY. THE RODS, WITHOUT THE ENTIRE WIPER BLADE ATTACHMENTS DAMAGED THE WINDOW. DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD, BOTH RODS IN THE LINE OF THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY DEEMED INOPERABLE DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION.
WIPER SHUDDERING OR 'JUDDERING' ACROSS WINDSHIELD. HAVE TAKEN IN TO DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES, NO RELIEF. THE DEALER FINALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES OF THIS EXACT NATURE. WIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MANY TIMES, GLASS SPECIALISTS ENLISTED, CLASS PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED, ANGLE OF WIPER BLADE TO GLASS MEASURED, ETC. ONLINE POSTS INDICATE THIS ISSUE IS SYSTEMIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN A $50K CAR (OR ANY CAR REALLY) THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, PERIOD!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF GEORGETOWN (7401 I-35, GEORGETOWN, TX 78626, (512) 930-6150) AND WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIR SPECIFICS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.