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Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD Safety Rating (2020-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2020-23 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD, a midsize luxury SUV, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2020-23 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 0 per million registered vehicle years against a midsize luxury SUVs average of 17, which is a zero estimated rate, with uncertainty. That places it #3 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 95.3/100, earning our Safest Pick designation.
What the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class death rate means
A driver death rate of 0 means IIHS found too few driver deaths in 2020-23 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WDs, relative to how many were registered, to separate the rate from zero. It does not mean nobody can die in one. The 95% confidence interval runs from 0 to 25, so the true rate could plausibly be as high as 25.
The other-driver death rate of 46 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class. Its 95% confidence interval is 7β85. It is higher than the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for this class. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used luxury SUVs
The safest midsize luxury SUVs in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD highlighted. It ranks 1 of the 9 shown.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD (this page) | 2020-23 | 0 (0 to 25) | 95.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Porsche Macan 4WD | 2020-23 | 4 (0 to 11) | 93.0 | n/a | n/a |
| BMW X5 4WD | 2020-23 | 5 (0 to 11) | 92.6 | n/a | n/a |
| BMW X5 2WD | 2020-23 | 6 (0 to 17) | 91.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Volvo XC90 4WD | 2020-23 | 7 (0 to 22) | 90.4 | n/a | n/a |
| Volvo XC60 4WD | 2020-23 | 7 (0 to 17) | 90.4 | n/a | n/a |
| BMW X3 4WD | 2021-23 | 11 (0 to 23) | 85.2 | n/a | n/a |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4WD | 2020-23 | 13 (0 to 25) | 81.8 | n/a | n/a |
| Cadillac XT5 4WD | 2020-23 | 15 (0 to 32) | 79.5 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for midsize luxury SUVs: 17 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
Safety recalls for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD
We do not have a verified NHTSA recall lookup for this nameplate and model year. Check by VIN rather than treating that as a clean record.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for one year. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD: Common Questions
Is the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD a safe car?
Yes. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 0 per million registered vehicle years for the 2020-23 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD, a zero estimated rate, with uncertainty (17 for midsize luxury SUVs). That earns a used-car safety score of 95.3 out of 100 and rank #3 of 188 used vehicles, with a Safest Pick designation.
What is the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD driver death rate?
0 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 0 to 25. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class died at a rate of 46 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2020-23 models.
How does the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD compare with other midsize luxury SUVs?
The midsize luxury SUVs class averages 17 driver deaths per million; the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD sits at 0. Among the 9 midsize luxury SUVs compared above it ranks 1 by safety score.