Mercedes-Benz AMG S63Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 10 owner complaints and 15 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz AMG S63.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 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 AMG S63 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 7 recalls2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 6 recalls2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system
Most common Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 problems
All model years combined: 10 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
4Steering1 crash/fire/injury
2Suspension2 crash/fire/injury
2Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury
1Engine
1Exterior lighting
1Fuel/propulsion system
1Fuel system, gasoline
1Lane departure
1Power train
44 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Steering | 4 | 1 |
| Suspension | 2 | 2 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 1 |
| Engine | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 1 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 0 |
| Lane departure | 1 | 0 |
| Power train | 1 | 1 |
| 4 other systems | 4 | 0 |
15 recalls
Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Body: roof and pillars23V-854 · 2014–2016 · Dec 15, 2023 · 2,976 vehiclesCommunication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehiclesBody: roof and pillars21V-197 · 2014–2020 · Mar 19, 2021 · 15,096 vehiclesCommunication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2017–2021 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehiclesGasoline: turbo/supercharger20V-048 · 2018–2019 · Jan 27, 2020 · 2,518 vehiclesSensing system: radar19V-540 · 2019 · Jul 19, 2019 · 1,957 vehiclesLane keep: steering assist18V-908 · 2018 · Dec 19, 2018 · 5,754 vehiclesLane keep: automatic steering18V-910 · 2018–2019 · Dec 19, 2018 · 6,200 vehiclesSeat belts18V-839 · 2019 · Nov 27, 2018 · 4,969 vehiclesSensing system: camera18V-607 · 2018 · Sep 11, 2018 · 375 vehiclesSeat belts: pretensioner17V-251 · 2017 · Apr 11, 2017 · 12,743 vehiclesSeat belts16V-829 · 2016–2017 · Nov 16, 2016 · 672 vehicles
Showing the 12 newest of 15 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
1 investigation
NHTSA investigations of the AMG S63
- Front Roof Panel DetachmentLed to recall 21V-197