Mercedes-Benz problems, recalls and fuel economy
NHTSA has 32,789 owner complaints on file for the 366 Mercedes-Benz models below. Pick a model to see every model year.
Mercedes-Benz models
| Model | Model years | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | 1992 to 1995 | 12 |
| 140 | 1992 to 1997 | 3 |
| 190E | 1990 to 1993 | 21 |
| 201 | 1992 to 1993 | 0 |
| 202 | 1996 | 12 |
| 240 | 2001 to 2003 | 112 |
| 260E | 1991 | 0 |
| 280 | 1995 | 124 |
| 300 | 1990 to 1993 | 187 |
| 300 Series | 1993 | 78 |
| 300D | 1990 to 1993 | 0 |
| 300E | 1990 to 1993 | 24 |
| 300SD | 1992 to 1993 | 9 |
| 300SE | 1990 to 1993 | 9 |
| 300SEL | 1990 to 1991 | 0 |
| 320 | 1994 to 2001 | 332 |
| 400E | 1992 to 1993 | 44 |
| 420 | 1990 to 1991 | 76 |
| 420SEL | 1990 to 1991 | 1 |
| 430 | 2000 | 38 |
| 500 | 1990 to 1994 | 121 |
| 500SEL | 1992 to 1993 | 2 |
| 500SL | 1990 to 1993 | 11 |
| 560 | 1990 | 12 |
| 600 | 1993 to 1994 | 57 |
| 600SL | 1993 | 2 |
| A 220 | 2019 to 2022 | 129 |
| A 220 4MATIC | 2019 to 2022 | 8 |
| AMG A35 | 2020 to 2022 | 2 |
| AMG C32 | 2002 to 2004 | 15 |
| AMG C43 | 2016 to 2024 | 83 |
| AMG C43 4MATIC | 2017 to 2026 | 5 |
| AMG C55 | 2005 to 2006 | 10 |
| AMG C63 | 2010 to 2021 | 35 |
| AMG C63 S E | 2024 to 2025 | 0 |
| AMG C63 S E 4MATIC+ | 2025 | 0 |
| AMG C63 S E Performance 4MATIC+ | 2026 | 0 |
| AMG C63S | 2015 to 2023 | 13 |
| AMG CLA35 | 2020 to 2026 | 11 |
| AMG CLA45 | 2014 to 2026 | 41 |
| AMG CLE53 | 2024 | 0 |
| AMG CLE53 4MATIC Cabriolet | 2025 to 2026 | 2 |
| AMG CLE53 4MATIC Coupe | 2026 | 3 |
| AMG CLE53 4MATIC+ | 2024 to 2027 | 2 |
| AMG CLK55 | 2003 to 2005 | 1 |
| AMG CLS53 | 2019 to 2021 | 11 |
| AMG CLS55 | 2006 | 41 |
| AMG CLS63 | 2007 to 2018 | 11 |
| AMG E 53 4MATIC+ | 2026 | 0 |
| AMG E 53 4MATIC+ Wagon | 2025 to 2026 | 7 |
| AMG E 53 E 4MATIC+ | 2025 | 0 |
| AMG E43 | 2017 to 2018 | 18 |
| AMG E53 | 2007 to 2023 | 28 |
| AMG E55 | 2003 to 2006 | 399 |
| AMG E63 | 2007 to 2023 | 54 |
| AMG E63S | 2013 to 2023 | 14 |
| AMG Eqe | 2023 | 8 |
| AMG Eqe 4MATIC+ | 2024 to 2026 | 5 |
| AMG Eqe 53 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 0 |
| AMG Eqe SUV 4MATIC | 2024 to 2025 | 0 |
| AMG Eqe SUV 53 4MATIC | 2024 to 2025 | 0 |
| AMG Eqs | 2022 to 2025 | 21 |
| AMG Eqs 53 | 2022 | 1 |
| AMG Eqs 53 4MATIC | 2023 to 2024 | 0 |
| AMG G63 | 2016 to 2027 | 24 |
| AMG G65 | 2016 to 2018 | 0 |
| AMG GL63 | 2013 to 2016 | 13 |
| AMG GLA 35 4MATIC | 2021 to 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLA35 | 2021 to 2025 | 2 |
| AMG GLA45 | 2015 to 2023 | 29 |
| AMG GLB35 | 2021 to 2025 | 14 |
| AMG GLB35 4MATIC | 2021 to 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLC43 | 2016 to 2026 | 52 |
| AMG GLC43 4MATIC | 2017 to 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLC43 4MATIC Coupe | 2017 to 2026 | 4 |
| AMG GLC43 Coupe | 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLC63 | 2018 to 2021 | 11 |
| AMG GLC63 S | 2018 to 2021 | 2 |
| AMG GLC63 S E | 2025 | 0 |
| AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC+ | 2025 to 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC+ Coupe | 2025 to 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLE43 | 2016 to 2019 | 52 |
| AMG GLE53 | 2021 to 2022 | 48 |
| AMG GLE53 4MATIC+ | 2021 to 2026 | 27 |
| AMG GLE53 4MATIC+ Coupe | 2025 to 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLE63 | 2016 to 2024 | 14 |
| AMG GLE63 S | 2016 to 2022 | 2 |
| AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC+ | 2021 to 2026 | 1 |
| AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC+ Coupe | 2025 to 2026 | 0 |
| AMG GLS63 | 2017 to 2022 | 10 |
| AMG GLS63 4MATIC+ | 2021 to 2026 | 4 |
| AMG GLS63S | 2021 | 0 |
| AMG GT | 2016 to 2021 | 25 |
| AMG GT 63 S E Coupe | 2023 | 0 |
| AMG GT C | 2018 to 2021 | 0 |
| AMG GT C Roadster | 2017 to 2021 | 0 |
| AMG GT R | 2018 to 2021 | 0 |
| AMG GT Roadster | 2018 to 2021 | 0 |
| AMG GT S | 2016 to 2019 | 5 |
| AMG GT43 | 2021 to 2027 | 9 |
| AMG GT53 | 2019 to 2023 | 7 |
| AMG GT63 | 2019 to 2023 | 2 |
| AMG GT63 S E | 2024 to 2025 | 0 |
| AMG GT63S | 2019 to 2023 | 0 |
| AMG Gta | 2018 | 0 |
| AMG ML63 | 2007 to 2015 | 17 |
| AMG R63 | 2007 | 0 |
| AMG S 63 E 4MATIC+ | 2023 to 2025 | 0 |
| AMG S63 | 2014 to 2025 | 19 |
| AMG S63 4MATIC | 2015 to 2021 | 4 |
| AMG S65 | 2015 to 2020 | 0 |
| AMG SL43 | 2023 to 2027 | 3 |
| AMG SL55 | 2022 to 2023 | 5 |
| AMG SL55 4MATIC+ | 2022 to 2027 | 0 |
| AMG SL63 | 2016 to 2023 | 13 |
| AMG SL63 4MATIC+ | 2022 to 2027 | 0 |
| AMG SL63 S E | 2024 to 2025 | 0 |
| AMG SL63 S E Performance 4MATIC+ | 2026 | 0 |
| AMG SL65 | 2016 to 2018 | 0 |
| AMG SLC43 | 2017 to 2020 | 1 |
| AMG SLK55 | 2013 to 2016 | 0 |
| B 250E | 2014 to 2017 | 51 |
| B-Class Electric | 2014 to 2015 | 90 |
| C | 2007 to 2010 | 32 |
| C 300 4MATIC | 2008 to 2027 | 30 |
| C Class | 1995 to 2008 | 269 |
| C36 AMG | 1996 to 1997 | 1 |
| C63 | 2008 to 2011 | 31 |
| C63 AMG | 2008 to 2015 | 4 |
| C200 | 2015 | 38 |
| C220 | 1994 to 1996 | 161 |
| C230 | 1997 to 2007 | 883 |
| C240 | 2001 to 2005 | 127 |
| C250 | 2012 to 2015 | 903 |
| C280 | 1994 to 2007 | 235 |
| C300 | 2008 to 2027 | 5,334 |
| C320 | 2001 to 2005 | 303 |
| C350 | 2006 to 2015 | 463 |
| C350E | 2016 to 2020 | 22 |
| C400 | 2015 | 13 |
| C450 | 2016 to 2017 | 26 |
| CL | 2008 | 2 |
| CL Class | 2000 to 2005 | 52 |
| CL55 AMG | 2001 to 2006 | 9 |
| CL63 | 2008 to 2014 | 6 |
| CL65 | 2005 to 2014 | 4 |
| CL203 | 2002 | 0 |
| CL215 | 2001 to 2006 | 1 |
| CL216 | 2007 to 2008 | 2 |
| CL500 | 1998 to 2006 | 64 |
| CL550 | 2007 to 2014 | 32 |
| CL600 | 1998 to 2014 | 47 |
| CLA 220 | 2027 | 0 |
| CLA 250 4MATIC | 2014 to 2026 | 2 |
| CLA 250+ (ev) | 2026 | 3 |
| CLA 350 4MATIC (ev) | 2026 | 0 |
| CLA250 | 2014 to 2026 | 668 |
| Cle 300 | 2024 | 8 |
| Cle 300 4MATIC | 2024 to 2027 | 4 |
| Cle 300 4MATIC Cabriolet | 2024 to 2026 | 0 |
| Cle 300 4MATIC Coupe | 2024 to 2027 | 5 |
| Cle 450 | 2024 | 0 |
| Cle 450 4MATIC | 2024 to 2027 | 1 |
| Cle 450 4MATIC Cabriolet | 2024 to 2026 | 0 |
| Cle 450 4MATIC Coupe | 2024 to 2027 | 0 |
| CLK | 2007 to 2008 | 28 |
| CLK Class | 2003 to 2006 | 40 |
| CLK55 | 2001 to 2006 | 3 |
| CLK63 | 2007 to 2008 | 3 |
| CLK320 | 1998 to 2005 | 160 |
| CLK350 | 2006 to 2009 | 136 |
| CLK430 | 1999 to 2003 | 50 |
| CLK500 | 2003 to 2007 | 44 |
| CLK550 | 2007 to 2009 | 7 |
| CLS | 2008 | 5 |
| CLS 450 | 2019 to 2023 | 35 |
| CLS Class | 2006 | 11 |
| CLS55 | 2006 | 1 |
| CLS63 | 2007 to 2015 | 3 |
| CLS63S | 2014 to 2016 | 0 |
| CLS400 | 2015 to 2016 | 12 |
| CLS500 | 2006 | 87 |
| CLS550 | 2006 to 2018 | 138 |
| E | 2006 to 2011 | 34 |
| E 350 4MATIC | 2006 to 2027 | 20 |
| E 350 E | 2021 | 0 |
| E 400 4MATIC | 2015 to 2018 | 3 |
| E 400 4MATIC Cabriolet | 2018 | 0 |
| E 400 4MATIC Coupe | 2015 to 2018 | 0 |
| E 400 4MATIC Wagon | 2018 | 0 |
| E 450 | 2006 to 2024 | 96 |
| E 450 4MATIC | 2019 to 2027 | 13 |
| E 450 4MATIC All-Terrain | 2021 to 2027 | 1 |
| E 450 4MATIC Cabriolet | 2019 to 2020 | 0 |
| E 450 4MATIC Coupe | 2019 to 2023 | 1 |
| E 450 4MATIC Wagon | 2019 to 2020 | 0 |
| E Class | 1992 to 2006 | 412 |
| E43 AMG | 2018 | 4 |
| E55 | 1999 to 2006 | 2 |
| E63 | 2010 to 2019 | 17 |
| E63 AMG | 2007 to 2020 | 0 |
| E63S | 2018 to 2019 | 0 |
| E250 | 2014 to 2016 | 23 |
| E300 | 1995 to 2019 | 324 |
| E320 | 1994 to 2009 | 1,516 |
| E350 | 2006 to 2027 | 2,767 |
| E400 | 2015 to 2018 | 112 |
| E400 Hybrid | 2013 to 2015 | 3 |
| E420 | 1994 to 1997 | 13 |
| E430 | 1999 to 2002 | 98 |
| E500 | 1994 to 2006 | 546 |
| E550 | 2007 to 2017 | 284 |
| Eqb 250+ | 2022 to 2025 | 48 |
| Eqb 300 4MATIC | 2022 to 2025 | 112 |
| Eqb 350 4MATIC | 2022 to 2025 | 36 |
| Eqe 320+ | 2026 to 2027 | 1 |
| Eqe 350 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 17 |
| Eqe 350+ | 2023 to 2025 | 40 |
| Eqe 500 | 2023 to 2024 | 14 |
| Eqe 500 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 5 |
| Eqe SUV 350 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 2 |
| Eqe SUV 350+ | 2023 to 2025 | 5 |
| Eqe SUV 500 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 0 |
| Eqs 450 4MATIC | 2023 to 2026 | 20 |
| Eqs 450+ | 2022 to 2026 | 131 |
| Eqs 580 | 2022 to 2024 | 34 |
| Eqs 580 4MATIC | 2022 to 2027 | 16 |
| Eqs SUV 450 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 4 |
| Eqs SUV 450+ | 2023 to 2025 | 0 |
| Eqs SUV 580 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 6 |
| Esprinter | 2024 to 2025 | 3 |
| G 550 | 2009 to 2026 | 38 |
| G 580 EV | 2025 | 2 |
| G55 | 2002 to 2011 | 6 |
| G63 | 2013 to 2020 | 13 |
| G500 | 2002 to 2010 | 14 |
| GL | 2006 to 2011 | 15 |
| GL320 | 2007 to 2010 | 38 |
| GL350 | 2009 to 2017 | 103 |
| GL450 | 2007 to 2017 | 561 |
| GL550 | 2008 to 2017 | 96 |
| GLA 250 | 2015 to 2026 | 461 |
| GLA 250 4MATIC | 2015 to 2026 | 5 |
| GLB 250 | 2020 to 2026 | 170 |
| GLB 250 4MATIC | 2020 to 2026 | 26 |
| GLC 300 | 2016 to 2027 | 938 |
| GLC 300 4MATIC | 2016 to 2027 | 52 |
| GLC 300 4MATIC Coupe | 2017 to 2027 | 0 |
| GLC 350 | 2018 to 2020 | 16 |
| GLC 350 E 4MATIC | 2018 to 2026 | 31 |
| GLC350E | 2018 to 2020 | 18 |
| GLE 350 | 2016 to 2026 | 511 |
| GLE 350 4MATIC | 2016 to 2027 | 76 |
| GLE 350 E | 2021 | 3 |
| GLE 400 | 2016 to 2019 | 17 |
| GLE 400 E | 2021 | 24 |
| GLE 450 | 2016 to 2024 | 165 |
| GLE 450 4MATIC | 2020 to 2027 | 26 |
| GLE 450 4MATIC Coupe | 2025 to 2027 | 0 |
| GLE 450E 4MATIC | 2024 to 2026 | 33 |
| GLE 550 E | 2016 to 2018 | 13 |
| GLE 580 | 2020 to 2021 | 14 |
| GLE 580 4MATIC | 2020 to 2026 | 4 |
| GLE63S | 2016 to 2017 | 4 |
| GLE300D | 2016 to 2017 | 13 |
| GLE350D | 2016 | 8 |
| GLE550 | 2017 | 0 |
| GLK250 | 2013 to 2015 | 58 |
| GLK350 | 2010 to 2015 | 1,051 |
| GLS 450 | 2016 to 2021 | 212 |
| GLS 450 4MATIC | 2017 to 2027 | 85 |
| GLS 550 | 2017 to 2019 | 18 |
| GLS 580 4MATIC | 2020 to 2026 | 14 |
| GLS350D | 2017 | 0 |
| GLS580 | 2021 | 8 |
| M | 2011 | 0 |
| M Class | 1998 to 2009 | 115 |
| Maybach GLS600 | 2021 | 0 |
| Metris | 2015 to 2023 | 266 |
| ML | 2006 to 2011 | 9 |
| ML55 | 2000 to 2003 | 16 |
| ML63 | 2007 to 2015 | 6 |
| ML250 | 2015 | 13 |
| ML320 | 1998 to 2010 | 1,088 |
| ML350 | 2003 to 2015 | 1,257 |
| ML400 | 2015 | 8 |
| ML430 | 1999 to 2001 | 194 |
| ML450 | 2010 to 2011 | 1 |
| ML500 | 2002 to 2008 | 142 |
| ML550 | 2008 to 2014 | 53 |
| R | 2008 to 2011 | 0 |
| R-Class | 2006 to 2007 | 15 |
| R320 | 2007 to 2013 | 23 |
| R350 | 2006 to 2013 | 307 |
| R500 | 2006 to 2007 | 42 |
| R550 | 2008 | 0 |
| Redundant AMG GLC43 4MATIC | 2024 to 2025 | 0 |
| Redundant C63 AMG | 2015 | 0 |
| Redundant Eqe 350 | 2024 | 0 |
| Redundant Eqe 350 4MATIC | 2023 | 14 |
| Redundant Eqs 450 | 2023 to 2024 | 9 |
| Redundant S550E | 2015 | 11 |
| S | 2007 to 2008 | 5 |
| S 450 | 2018 to 2020 | 16 |
| S 450 4MATIC | 2018 to 2020 | 0 |
| S 500 4MATIC | 2003 to 2027 | 40 |
| S 560 4MATIC | 2018 to 2020 | 9 |
| S 560 4MATIC Coupe | 2018 to 2021 | 0 |
| S 560 E | 2019 to 2020 | 6 |
| S 580 | 2021 to 2023 | 65 |
| S 580 4MATIC | 2021 to 2027 | 63 |
| S 580 E | 2023 | 0 |
| S 580 E 4MATIC | 2023 to 2025 | 7 |
| S Class | 1995 to 2012 | 339 |
| S55 AMG | 2001 to 2006 | 2 |
| S63 | 2008 to 2018 | 21 |
| S65 | 2011 to 2012 | 4 |
| S65 AMG | 2006 to 2017 | 0 |
| S220 | 2002 to 2006 | 0 |
| S221 | 2007 | 0 |
| S320 | 1994 to 1999 | 14 |
| S350 | 1995 to 2006 | 18 |
| S400 | 2010 to 2013 | 39 |
| S420 | 1994 to 1999 | 23 |
| S430 | 2000 to 2006 | 282 |
| S500 | 1994 to 2023 | 281 |
| S550 | 2007 to 2017 | 293 |
| S550 4MATIC | 2007 to 2017 | 24 |
| S550E | 2015 to 2017 | 0 |
| S560 | 2018 to 2021 | 26 |
| S600 | 1994 to 2017 | 95 |
| S650 | 2017 | 0 |
| SL 450 | 2017 to 2020 | 3 |
| SL Class | 1996 to 2013 | 58 |
| SL55 | 2003 to 2008 | 27 |
| SL63 | 2013 to 2017 | 2 |
| SL63 AMG | 2009 to 2015 | 1 |
| SL65 | 2005 to 2015 | 2 |
| SL230 | 2003 to 2007 | 1 |
| SL320 | 1994 to 1997 | 44 |
| SL400 | 2015 to 2016 | 3 |
| SL500 | 1994 to 2006 | 308 |
| SL550 | 2007 to 2020 | 83 |
| SL600 | 1994 to 2009 | 28 |
| SLC 43 AMG | 2017 to 2018 | 0 |
| SLC300 | 2016 to 2020 | 9 |
| SLK | 1998 to 2009 | 96 |
| SLK32 | 2002 to 2004 | 2 |
| SLK55 | 2007 to 2014 | 8 |
| SLK55 AMG | 2005 to 2016 | 0 |
| SLK230 | 1998 to 2004 | 205 |
| SLK250 | 2012 to 2015 | 16 |
| SLK280 | 2006 to 2008 | 60 |
| SLK300 | 2009 to 2016 | 6 |
| SLK320 | 2001 to 2004 | 66 |
| SLK350 | 2005 to 2016 | 84 |
| SLR | 2005 to 2009 | 0 |
| SLR Mclaren | 2005 to 2006 | 0 |
| SLS | 2011 to 2015 | 12 |
| Sprinter (VS30) | 2019 to 2020 | 15 |
| Sprinter 1500 | 2015 to 2024 | 44 |
| Sprinter 2500 | 2007 to 2025 | 670 |
| Sprinter 3500 | 2007 to 2024 | 537 |
| Sprinter 4500 | 2015 to 2024 | 22 |
| Tourrider Business | 2022 to 2026 | 0 |
| Tourrider Premium | 2022 to 2026 | 0 |
Common Mercedes-Benz problems by part
- Mercedes-Benz electrical system problems 4,620
- Mercedes-Benz air bags problems 4,548
- Mercedes-Benz fuel system problems 3,776
- Mercedes-Benz engine problems 3,435
- Mercedes-Benz brakes problems 2,125
- Mercedes-Benz steering problems 1,699
- Mercedes-Benz suspension problems 1,584
- Mercedes-Benz drivetrain & axles problems 1,373
- Mercedes-Benz body & structure problems 1,290
- Mercedes-Benz lighting problems 1,086
- Mercedes-Benz cruise control problems 885
- Mercedes-Benz wipers, windshield & visibility problems 874
- Mercedes-Benz seats problems 538
- Mercedes-Benz forward collision avoidance problems 536
- Mercedes-Benz seat belts problems 483
- Mercedes-Benz stability control problems 483
- Mercedes-Benz wheels problems 478
- Mercedes-Benz tires problems 459
- Mercedes-Benz transmission problems 381
- Mercedes-Benz lane departure problems 165
- Mercedes-Benz backover prevention problems 141
- Mercedes-Benz latches & locks problems 131
- Mercedes-Benz exhaust system problems 116