Mercedes-Benz stability control problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 483 complaints involve stability control. The ML320 accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2001 ML320 with 34 stability control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 483 about stability control, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- ML320 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 409 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 11
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for stability control
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML32034 complaints
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz C30020 complaints
- 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA25020 complaints
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz C30017 complaints
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML32016 complaints
Stability control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2001 | 74 |
| 2002 | 29 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 24 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Among the 409 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.