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Mercedes-Benz S500 by model year

281 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz S500 across 15 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Total NHTSA complaints by model year, Mercedes-Benz S500 0 43 85 1994: 4 '94 1995: 6 '95 1996: 1 '96 1999: 12 '99 2000: 85 '00 2001: 55 '01 2002: 36 '02 2003: 12 '03 2004: 24 '04 2005: 19 '05 2006: 19 '06 2021: 1 '21 2023: 3 '23
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 yearComplaints
19944
19956
19961
199912
200085
200155
200236
200312
200424
200519
200619
20211
20233

All model years

Model yearComplaintsMost reportedRecallsMPGSafety
2023 3 3
2021 1 7
2006 19 17
2005 19 17
2004 24 17
2003 12 16
2002 36 Electrical system (39%) 17
2001 55 Electrical system (38%) 17
2000 85 Electrical system (38%) 17
1999 12 16
1998 16
1997 16
1996 1 16
1995 6 15
1994 4 14