Mercedes-Benz R500Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 29 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz R500.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Mercedes-Benz R500 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 R500 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'06'07'08
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Mercedes-Benz R500 problems
All model years combined: 29 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
6Power train
6Steering
6Suspension
5Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury
4Seats4 crash/fire/injury
2Vehicle speed control
2Service brakes, hydraulic
2Air bags
1Wheels
66 other systems1 crash/fire/injury
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Power train | 6 | 0 |
| Steering | 6 | 0 |
| Suspension | 6 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 5 | 2 |
| Seats | 4 | 4 |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 1 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | 0 |
| Air bags | 2 | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 |
| 6 other systems | 6 | 1 |
2 recalls
Mercedes-Benz R500 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.