Mercedes-Benz 600Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 39 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz 600.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints39Top: Electrical system Safety recalls31964–2001 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz 600 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 600 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2001Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls 1997Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1995Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls 1994Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall 1993Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 1992Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls 1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1966Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1965Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1964Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz 600 problems

All model years combined: 39 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

24Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury

8Engine and engine cooling2 crash/fire/injury

3Power train

2Fuel system, gasoline

2Vehicle speed control

2Visibility

2Service brakes, hydraulic

2Exterior lighting

1Tires

88 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	24	3
Engine and engine cooling	8	2
Power train	3	1
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Vehicle speed control	2	0
Visibility	2	1
Service brakes, hydraulic	2	1
Exterior lighting	2	1
Tires	1	0
8 other systems	8	3

3 recalls

Mercedes-Benz 600 recalls

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

Visibility96V-175 · 1993–1994 · Sep 19, 1996 · 28,874 vehicles Foundation components: master cylinder69V-121 · null · Sep 10, 1969 · 350 vehicles Steering: hydraulic power assist system67V-077 · 1964–1967 · Sep 18, 1967 · 197 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 600

Nov 10, 2005
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILUREPE05062 · 2001 · closed Feb 8, 2006
Led to recall 06V-028