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Are you having problems with your Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class? Let our team of motoring experts keep you up to date with all of the latest Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class issues & faults. We have gathered all of the most frequently asked questions and problems relating to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class in one spot to help you decide if it's a smart buy.

Mercedes-Benz GLA200 2014: Should I be using a diesel fuel particulate conditioner?

It’s worth using it, if just for peace of mind, and it certainly can’t do any harm, but it’s hard to quantify its value.

Mercedes-Benz GLA 200: Oil leak

The warranty expired a year ago now, and had expired when you approached Mercedes about it last April. Talk to Mercedes and try to enlist their help, but I doubt you will have any success.

Mercedes-Benz headlines latest round of safety recalls
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued its latest round of safety recalls with seven separate call backs affecting 12 Mercedes-Benz models.
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Will a Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class go off-road?

It depends on what you plan to do with it. If you want to tour along bush tracks it will do the job well, but if you want to drive down deeply rutted, rocky tracks then park it and get something better for that type of work.

If that’s what you want then look at a serious off-roader.

Citroen, Holden, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Peugeot models recalled
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its latest round of automotive recalls, with models from Citroen, Holden, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi and Peugeot affected.
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Best car for me and my grandchildren

The GLA is my favourite in the Mercedes-Benz baby-car line-up and it gets The Tick. But you should also test drive the new Infiniti Q30 and QX30, which share the mechanical package of the A-Class family but with a little more comfort.

Family SUV for $50k?

For me, your best choice would be a Mercedes-Benz GLA (above left). It is the SUV of the baby Benz range, with good space and comfort, the space, safety and seats you need with a hatch to get access to the boot. It definitely gets The Tick from me.

Downsizing from a ML350d?

The GLA is actually my favourite of all the baby Mercedes-Benz models and I reckon it should suit her fine. It gets The Tick from me.

Poor vision from modern cars

You are exactly right, which is why we're making a fuss about cars that do not have a standard camera.

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