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Mercedes-Benz — what breaks, engine by engine

41 models · 4,508 complaints

What Mercedes-Benz complaints are about

Share of component mentions across every Mercedes-Benz in the database, with the all-vehicle average below it. Shares can be compared — raw complaint counts between brands cannot, because counts track sales volume.

Mercedes-Benz
All vehicles
Transmission & drivetrainEngineBrakesElectricalSteeringBody & structureFuel systemEverything else

How often Mercedes-Benz complaints involve a fire, crash or injury

Share of this brand's complaints; the vertical mark is the all-vehicle average. Complaints are owner-reported and skew toward alarming problems — and toward vehicles under active recall attention, which can inflate a brand mid-campaign.

Fire1.6%
Crash5.0%
Injury4.1%

all vehicles — Fire 1.1% · Crash 4.4% · Injury 2.6%

Recalls where NHTSA said stop driving or park outside

The severest recall class, across all Mercedes-Benz models we cover. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, whatever the car's age.

  • Mercedes-Benz E 350 — Power Train › Axle Assembly (stop driving, 2025–2025) 24V941000
  • Mercedes-Benz E 450 4MATIC — Power Train › Axle Assembly (stop driving, 2025–2025) 24V941000
  • Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 — Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit (stop driving, 2022–2023) 23V851000
  • Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 — Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit (stop driving, 2022–2022) 22V937000
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2022–2022) 26V073000
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2022–2022) 25V894000
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2022–2022) 25V487000
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2022–2022) 25V050000

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