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Best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz S500

Of the 3 model years of the Mercedes-Benz S500 with enough data to compare, the 2000 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (11), and the 2001 has the fewest (8).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mercedes-Benz S500 0 8 15 1993: 0 '93 1994: 0 '94 1995: 0 '95 1996: 0 '96 1999: 0 '99 2000: 11 11 '00 2001: 8 8 '01 2002: 11 11 '02 2003: 3 '03 2004: 0 '04 2005: 9 '05 2006: 4 '06 2007: 1 '07 2021: 1 '21 2023: 3 '23
  • 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
19950
19960
19990
200011
20018
200211
20033
20040
20059
20064
20071
20211
20233

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: 2000 and 2002. Or the years with the fewest: 2001 and 2002.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202333
202111
200712
2006419
2005919
2004024
2003312
20021136
2001855
20001185
1999012
199601
199506
199404
199302