Mercedes-Benz AMG S65Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 12 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz AMG S65.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls122015–2020 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 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 S65 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

12 recalls

Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 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 · 2015 · Dec 15, 2023 · 2,976 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2020 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Body: roof and pillars21V-197 · 2015 · Mar 19, 2021 · 15,096 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2018–2019 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles Communication19V-787 · 2015–2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles Sensing system: radar19V-540 · 2019 · Jul 19, 2019 · 1,957 vehicles Seat belts18V-839 · 2019 · Nov 27, 2018 · 4,969 vehicles Sensing system: camera18V-607 · 2018 · Sep 11, 2018 · 375 vehicles Seat belts: pretensioner17V-251 · 2017 · Apr 11, 2017 · 12,743 vehicles Seat belts16V-829 · 2016 · Nov 16, 2016 · 672 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights16V-760 · 2016 · Oct 20, 2016 · 996 vehicles Seat belts: front15V-657 · 2015 · Oct 14, 2015 · 2,580 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the AMG S65

Jan 8, 2021
Front Roof Panel DetachmentPE21001 · 2015 · closed Oct 14, 2021
Led to recall 21V-197