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Mercedes-Benz G500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 13 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz G500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints13Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls22002–2010 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz G500 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 G500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz G500 problems

All model years combined: 13 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
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Steering20
Structure21
Service brakes20
Seats10
Electrical system10
Tires10
Engine10
Engine and engine cooling10
1 other systems10
2 recalls

Mercedes-Benz G500 recalls

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

–Exterior lighting: turn signal10V-366 · 2002–2010 · Aug 5, 2010 · 3,552 vehicles–Electrical system08V-303 · 2003 · Jul 7, 2008 · 404 vehicles