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Used 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Consumer Reviews

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Irtha, 07/17/2016
updated 01/25/2018
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class GLA 250 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
14 of 22 people found this review helpful

Noisy cabin, more than normal engine noise, doors are too small, hard to get in, hard to make the horn to work, bad visibility. Not filling like driving a luxury car. On a nice day if one of the rear windows are full or partially open while driving the noise is irresistible.

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4 out of 5 stars

I hate fake leather

Monica Kaufman, 05/24/2016
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class GLA 250 4MATIC 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
12 of 21 people found this review helpful

for this amount of money, fake leather is annoying. Also, I know I live in TX but why is it so difficult to find a dark leather interior (I have dogs and teenagers...... light colored interiors are difficult to keep clean.... and light pleather doesn't clean well at all) so damned difficult to find.

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

So far so good

hilljo, 02/24/2022
updated 02/27/2023
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class AMG GLA 45 4MATIC 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Owned for 55 days and 3200 miles. Easily gets 31mpg on the highway, and pretty good (28+) around town. Car is very tight and very quick. The various driving modes actually do make a noticeable difference. Cross shopped Cayman and Macan; am extremely glad with my choice so far. The rumble sound and feeling is reminiscent of the Cayman. Insurance was less than it's predecessor, a 2017 Jaguar XF. So far no wear/tear issues. A service manager at a MB dealer says that the only "odd" wear issues he's observed are tires, oddly enough. In addition to the car itself, I like that you don't see a lot of them on the road. A previous reviewer complains about how often he has to fill the tank up.......that's because it has a small-ish fuel tank, duh. The interior is NOT it's strong suit. 6'2/245lbs no problem with ingress/egress or headroom. UPDATE. It's now been a year and I'm at 60k plus miles. At about 50k miles put new tires on; they may have had some life left but not much. Tirerack is the place to get tires. A couple of oil changes, replaced brake fluid preemtpively, and might have the differential fluid done at the next oil change. Still on the same brakes. Still 100% satisfied. Average 30.5 mpg overall, and have seen as high as 36. Car is stupid fast when I can get enough road to push it. Warm winter, so no snow/ice to speak of. Love that they are not super common on the road.

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5 out of 5 stars

Fun to drive GLA 250

JT, 02/25/2018
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class GLA 250 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Looking for fun, small, sporty SUV this is it!

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4 out of 5 stars

Still good Car !!!!

johnny Lee, 12/04/2017
updated 12/07/2020
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class GLA 250 4MATIC 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Inside space is small , running noise !

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