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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE Review
Midsize Mercedes SUV with 2026 EPA GLE350–580 ladder; IIHS Good crashworthiness with weaker standard pedestrian AEB. Axis scores pending.
2026 · James Calder · published 2026-10-07
2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE
GLE is Mercedes' midsize SUV volume product against X5 and Q7. Trade-offs: option packages, premium fuel, and safety-system package differences that affect IIHS prevention scores.
What's confirmed (EPA 2026)
From Mercedes-Benz 2026 EPA listings:
- GLE350: 23 mpg combined (21/28)
- GLE350 4MATIC: 22 mpg combined (19/26)
- GLE450 4MATIC: 21 mpg combined (19/25)
- GLE580 4MATIC: 18 mpg combined (15/21)
Safety (IIHS)
IIHS 2026 GLE-Class: small-overlap, updated moderate-overlap, and side Good; headlights Good. Standard pedestrian front crash prevention Marginal; optional systems Acceptable. V2V prevention optional Acceptable. DriveRevu Safety axis Score pending.
Method
See [How we score](/method).
Sources
- EPA — Fuel Economy of 2026 Mercedes-Benz Vehicles (GLE rows) — https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Mercedes-Benz2026.shtml (fetched 2026-10-06)
- IIHS — 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class — https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/mercedes-benz/gle-class-4-door-suv/2026 (fetched 2026-10-06)
- Mercedes-Benz USA — GLE — https://www.mbusa.com/en/vehicles/class/gle (OEM)
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