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Mercedes-Benz ML450Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 3 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz ML450.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Seat beltsSafety recalls32010–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz ML450 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 ML450 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'10'11
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2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz ML450 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Seat belts10
3 recalls

Mercedes-Benz ML450 recalls

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

3%Power assist: vacuum24V-298 · 2010–2011 · Apr 26, 2024 · 15,604 vehiclesDo not drive43%Power assist: vacuum22V-315 · 2010–2011 · May 9, 2022 · 350,294 vehiclesDo not drive65%Driver side: inflator module16V-081 · 2010–2011 · Feb 11, 2016 · 711,159 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the ML450

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2010–2011 · still open
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