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Mercedes Benz reliability complaints

NHTSA complaint and recall rollup for 69 Mercedes Benz make/model/year records in CarOutlay's dataset.

Pending review: this new brand hub is generated from real NHTSA rows and excluded from the sitemap until sampled. Data through 2026; reviewed June 2026.
NHTSA complaints
15,966
3,942 in the last 5 years
Vehicle records
69
make/model/year rows
Recall campaigns
383
raw NHTSA campaign count
Median complaints
169
per Mercedes Benz vehicle record

Most-reported Mercedes Benz problem areas

  • Air Bags 2,982

    34 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

  • Electrical System 1,462

    51 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

  • Fuel/Propulsion System 1,446

    35 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

  • Engine 1,045

    31 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

  • Unknown Or Other 628

    32 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

  • Steering 585

    19 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

  • Service Brakes 506

    23 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

  • Fuel System, Gasoline 450

    13 Mercedes Benz records include this component family

Highest raw complaint records

2008 Mercedes Benz C300 942 2009 Mercedes Benz C300 846 2010 Mercedes-benz C300 593 2011 Mercedes-benz C300 585 2015 Mercedes-benz C300 511 2006 Mercedes-benz E350 482 2007 Mercedes-benz E350 398 2014 Mercedes-benz E350 368 2016 Mercedes-benz C300 368 2013 Mercedes-benz C250 346 2013 Mercedes-benz C300 340 2012 Mercedes-benz C300 333

Recall leaders

2020 Mercedes-benz Gle 350 27 recalls 2020 Mercedes-benz Sprinter 2500 22 recalls 2018 Mercedes-benz C 300 18 recalls 2017 Mercedes-benz E300 16 recalls 2017 Mercedes-benz C300 15 recalls 2016 Mercedes-benz C300 13 recalls

These are unverified consumer reports and manufacturer recalls filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — not validated defect rates, and not adjusted for how many units were produced or sold. High-volume and older vehicles naturally accumulate more complaints. Use this as one research signal, not a verdict on any individual vehicle, and not financial, safety, or purchasing advice. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (public domain).