2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 40% of complaints. After that come engine (16%) and fuel system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 20 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 20 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 65,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
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.
Purchased a mercedes benz s400 hybrid last year with 20,000 miles driven. This car retails new for $119,000. The car has now been in the shop at ewing mercedes benz of plano since may 2013 over 6 times for the same engine light and code. They are unable to repair the vehicle after extensive testing from the director of service oversight. Since these repairs mercedes benz corporate in germany took the car off the market and no longer make it available for purchase in the united states.
First trouble: engine did not start on 11/13/2010. The trouble happened within the first month after delivery. Two repairmen on the road service showed and could not fix the problem. Third repairman who said as the number-one repairman on the road service finally fixed the problem, taking about 3 hours. Second trouble: engine did not start on 9/10/2011. A repairman on the road service could not fix. So the car was towed to the repair shop of the dealer. It took several days to fix there.
I was driving, trying to get off the highway, I took exit which is a 270 degree circle with sharp turns, I am not driving fast at all but the car just stalled while driving, steering wheel locked and I almost fall down the hill, I almost died, this product has serious quality issues. I was driving in down town manhattan with two of my most important clients, we were going to an art auction, the car just stalled when I stopped at red light and will not restart, me and my clients were wearing 3 piece suits and its…
The car first started to stop intermittently without any warning at all at the traffic intersection, then I was able to start it again after shutting every thing down. Then a month later, the same thing happened again but this time I was not able to start the car again. This could be a very dangerous safety situation if the engine shuts down while I was driving on the freeway.
Other model years of the S400
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010