Mercedes-Benz exhaust system problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 116 complaints involve exhaust system. The ML320 accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 1998 ML320 with 9 exhaust system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 116 about exhaust system, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- ML320 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 77 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for exhaust system
- 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML3209 complaints
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML3208 complaints
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML3205 complaints
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz C2303 complaints
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz C2303 complaints
Exhaust system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
Among the 77 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.