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Best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz S Class

Of the 5 model years of the Mercedes-Benz S Class with enough data to compare, the 2001 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (25), and the 1995 has the fewest (1).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mercedes-Benz S Class 0 13 25 1993: 0 '93 1994: 0 '94 1995: 1 1 '95 1996: 0 '96 1997: 0 '97 1998: 0 '98 1999: 1 '99 2000: 22 22 '00 2001: 25 25 '01 2002: 25 25 '02 2003: 23 '03 2004: 10 '04 2005: 3 '05 2009: 3 '09 2012: 1 '12
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19930
19940
19951
19960
19970
19980
19991
200022
200125
200225
200323
200410
20053
20093
20121

What stands out

No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2001 and 2002. Or the years with the fewest: 1995 and 2000.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
201211
200933
200533
20041017
20032343
20022556
20012546
200022101
1999110
199802
199704
199606
1995132
1994014
199301