2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 problems
NHTSA has received 58 complaints about the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550, and 12% of them involve seat belts. After that come body & structure (10%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 22,000 miles 23 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 | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 23 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 22,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Mercedes-Benz S550 with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
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.
My wife was driving my 2015 mercedes benz s-550 on the 14th of august, 2019. She had stopped at a red light and when it turned green crossed a 6 lane intersection. She was moving through the intersection when she was hit by a VW passet who ran the red light at an estimated 40 to 50 MPH. The passet hit dead center on the b pillar between the doors on the passenger side of the mercedes.
The contact owns a 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550. The contact stated that the rear driver's side seat belt was inoperable. The contact stated that the seat belt failed to retract as designed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed seat belt retractor. The contact was informed that the seat belt retractor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure.