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Mercedes-Benz 430Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 28 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz 430.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints28Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls02000–2001 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz 430 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 430 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2001Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/10020 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz 430 problems

All model years combined: 28 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system90
Interior lighting70
Air bags63
Suspension31
Seat belts20
Power train10
Steering10
Vehicle speed control11
Electronic stability control11
3 other systems30
0 recalls

Mercedes-Benz 430 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 430

  1. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILUREPE05062 · 2000 · closed Feb 8, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-028