Mercedes-Benz ML350Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 952 NHTSA owner complaints across 13 model years, the Mercedes-Benz ML350 years to avoid are 2006, and the strongest years are 2003, 2004, 2013 and 2015. The ML350 has 9 safety recalls on record.

Mercedes-Benz ML350

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: EurovisionNim, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz ML350 problems

All model years combined: 952 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
Air bags19719
Electrical system15832
Engine12211
Power train10114
Steering958
Seats6748
Service brakes5314
Exterior lighting488
Fuel/propulsion system473
22 other systems30041
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the ML350

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2009–2011 · still open
    Open
  2. SEAT BACK WARMER OVERHEATS/BURNSPE08030 · 2007 · closed Sep 9, 2008
    No recall