Mercedes-Benz seats problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 538 complaints involve seats. The E350 accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2007 GL450 with 40 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 538 about seats, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- E350 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 361 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 159
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for seats
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL45040 complaints
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML35030 complaints
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz C32023 complaints
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz E35022 complaints
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz C32019 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 29 |
| 2002 | 50 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 116 |
| 2008 | 39 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Among the 361 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.