2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 problems
Owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are fuel system (15%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 19,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 19,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Mercedes-Benz ML350 with enough data (40 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owned a 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40-45 mph in the rain, he drove over a puddle of water and hydroplaned on the highway and hit the jersey wall, went across the highway, and crashed into the guard rail. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. The contact sustained injuries to his shoulder and medical attention was provided.
When the vehicle's parking mechanism is engaged, the vehicle rolls several feet before coming to a complete stop; thereby endangering anyone in, near, or around the vehicle at that time from getting run over or, seriously injured by the moving vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mercedes-benz ml350. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse and the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle crashed into a wall and the rear window broke. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated up to 19 MPH in reverse. The contact stated that the vehicle then switched gears into drive independently, lunged forward, and crashed into the garage.
I was driving the the vehicle on 12/26/2019.thevehicle suddenly started acclerating and I could not stop the vehicle and ended up crashing into the front of a commercial establishment. I was lucky that I wasn't injured seriously and none of the other people inside were hurt badly there was extensive damage to the vehicle and it was totaled as per the insurance company. There was extensive damage to the commercial establishment not to mention the loss of income.