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Mercedes-Benz 450Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz 450.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls51972–1980 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz 450 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 450 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'72'73'74'76'77'78'80
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1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1977Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls1976Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1974Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1972Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz 450 problems

All model years combined: 5 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
Vehicle speed control30
Electrical system10
Engine and engine cooling10
Structure10
5 recalls

Mercedes-Benz 450 recalls

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

–Power train: automatic transmission84V-007 · 1977–1980 · Jan 25, 1984 · 54,056 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission80V-160 · 1976 · Dec 10, 1980 · 16,312 vehicles–Exhaust system: emission control78V-106 · 1977–1978 · May 15, 1978 · 10,500 vehicles–Structure76V-179 · 1972–1973 · Nov 9, 1976 · 16,672 vehicles–Vehicle speed control73V-225 · 1973–1974 · Nov 21, 1973 · 5,000 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 450

  1. SUDDEN ACCELERATIONEA88034 · 1984–1988 · closed Jul 31, 1990
    No recall