Summary
The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT has 19 recalls covering 2015 through 2025, with the most serious being a fire risk on 2019 4Matic models where a misrouted transmission wiring harness can allow water into the connector, causing a short circuit that can ignite a fire even with the car parked and off. The 2021 AMG GT Black Series has a separate wiring issue worth noting: the front wheel speed sensor harness is too short and can be damaged by suspension or steering movement, disabling traction control, stability control, and anti-lock brakes. The 2023 model has a door exit warning system that can fail to alert occupants when a vehicle is approaching from behind as they open the door. On 2020 models, headlights can be aimed too high, creating glare for oncoming drivers, and the emergency call system may be missing a ground wire that causes it to report an inaccurate vehicle location or lose voice contact with the call center entirely. The 2025 model year has a compliance label missing the Canadian national safety mark.
Going back to the 2018 model year, Roadster convertibles may have incorrect airbag control software that prevents the system from meeting occupant protection standards, and Cabrio models have a separate software issue where a low-speed crash can trigger both stages of the front airbags instead of just the first, raising injury risk from the deployment itself. The 2018 model also has a seat belt that can bind in its guidance loop and develop slack, reducing restraint in a crash. The 2017 model, when equipped with AMG Performance Seats, has a passenger seat occupant classification sensor that can misidentify the seat occupant, which affects whether and how the airbag deploys for that position.
The 2015 through 2018 model years share a recurring driveshaft issue: the bond between the carbon-fiber driveshaft and the engine or transmission flange can be insufficient, allowing the driveshaft to separate while driving and causing a sudden loss of drive power. The 2019 model year has an unrelated cosmetic-turned-safety issue where wheel center caps can detach at speed and become a hazard to nearby pedestrians and other drivers.
