Mercedes-Benz transmission problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 381 complaints involve transmission. The ML320 accounts for the largest share (10%). The single worst model year is the 1999 ML320 with 16 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 381 about transmission, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- ML320 10% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 38,000 miles 241 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for transmission
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML32016 complaints
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML32011 complaints
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz C2309 complaints
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML3509 complaints
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz E3508 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 47 |
| 2000 | 40 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 43 |
| 2007 | 27 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Among the 241 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.