Mercedes-Benz S Class by model year

339 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz S Class across 10 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz S Class

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1995	32
1996	6
2000	101
2001	46
2002	56
2003	43
2004	17
2005	3
2009	3
2012	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2012	1		1
2009	3		1
2005	3		1
2004	17		4
2003	43	Suspension (26%)	2
2002	56	Suspension (34%)	2
2001	46	Electrical system (50%)	5
2000	101	Electrical system (33%)	5
1996	6		1
1995	32	Electrical system (69%)