Biggest issue to us with the lower spec GLAs (in fact, all lower spec Mercedes’), is the displays.
The nice setup that you see in promotional material (where it looks almost like one screen across the dash) is only available from Premium up – the lower trims get a small drivers display, which just looks awful. The reason for that is that it still sits in that “tablet”, but is now just a tiny spec in it with huge black bezels.
At least for us, that’s a nono.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.