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Mercedes-Benz ML55Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 13 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Mercedes-Benz ML55.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints13Top: Service brakesSafety recalls12000–2003 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz ML55 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 ML55 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2001Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz ML55 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 brakes40
Service brakes, hydraulic31
Wheels22
Steering20
Engine10
Electrical system10
Tires11
Vehicle speed control11
Exterior lighting10
1 recall

Mercedes-Benz ML55 recalls

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

–Control arm: upper arm01V-290 · 2002 · Sep 10, 2001 · 870 vehicles
4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the ML55

  1. Brake lamp switch failure.PE10050 · 2001–2002 · closed May 4, 2011
    Led to recall 11V-208
  2. BRAKE LINE CHAFEEA08009 · 2001–2002 · closed Dec 16, 2009
    No recall
  3. BRAKE LINE RUPTUREPE08002 · 2002 · closed Apr 28, 2008
    No recall
  4. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTIONPE07007 · 2001 · closed Jul 11, 2007
    No recall