Owners have filed 7 complaints on the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, covering 2016–2017. The system named most often is Power Train (4 reports). Worst years by volume: 2016, 2017; cleanest: 2017, 2016. On average the car was 5.1 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 7 AMG GT complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Power Train 4 Read
The contact owns a 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V478000 (Power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted twice and confirmed twice that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the…
Driving on the interstate and heard 2-3 loud pops, car was in motion and loss power and would not accelerate. Lucky there was no other cars on the interstate at the time, car will start but will not move. Had it towed to the nearest mercedes dealership and they said it was the 2 piece driveshaft that came apart. The…
The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V478000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made…
Engine 2 Read
The engine started to misfire at 39,427 miles in which my warranty had just expired a month prior to the issue I took the vehicle to a mechanic and he determined the spark plug was breaking due to a engine malfunction from the manufacture and that coolant was mixing with the oil
2016 mercedes benz amg. Consumer writes in regard to NHTSA safety recall 21V-478. The consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair. The parts were not available
Wheels 1 Read
I couldn't go to take the car on a test drive. I was 3 hours away but they help me get everything done online. And when I went to get the vehicle.my brother notice a bubble on the tire. Told the representative he said he will send me a new tire. He submitted it throw the insurance. And when I took the car on drives…
AMG GT years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Power Train | — | — | |
| 2016 | Engine | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 6 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.2 |
| Worst single series | 2 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 5.1 years |
A model average of 1.2 hides a worst series at 2. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the AMG GT?
By complaint volume, 2016, 2017 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which AMG GT years are the cleanest?
2017, 2016 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT have?
7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2016–2017. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.