2012 Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 18, 2026.

Fuel economy

13 mpgcombined; city 12, highway 15; every version of this model year

Five years of fuel

$30,960U.S. average; Ohio $29,170 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026

NHTSA overall safety rating

Not ratedNHTSA has no overall rating for this year

Recall campaigns

0none on file

Owner complaints

0filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 0 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 G-Class. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

1. 20060
2. 20072
3. 20080
4. 20090
5. 20100
6. 20112
7. 20120
8. 20136
9. 20142
10. 20153
11. 20163
12. 20174
13. 20180
14. 20196
15. 20202
16. 20219
17. 20224
18. 20236
19. 20240
20. 20255
21. 20260

Every G-Class year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2012 G-Class. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

NHTSA has no service bulletins on file for the 2012 G-Class.

NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2012 G-Class.

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Specs

EPA class: sport utility vehicle. Each version EPA tested:

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Sources and dates

• U.S. EPA fuel economy data, file of Sep 29, 2026
• NHTSA owner complaints, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA recalls, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA manufacturer communications, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA defect investigations, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, file of Aug 7, 2026
• U.S. Energy Information Administration, file of Oct 12, 2026

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data