Mercedes-Benz S 450Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz S 450.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints14Top: Service brakes Safety recalls142018–2020 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz S 450 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 S 450 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls 2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 8 recalls 2018Not rated–/1007 complaints · 8 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz S 450 problems

All model years combined: 14 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

2Forward collision avoidance

2Power train

1Seat belts

1Steering

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Vehicle speed control

1Visibility/wiper

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	3	1
Forward collision avoidance	2	0
Power train	2	0
Seat belts	1	0
Steering	1	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0

14 recalls

Mercedes-Benz S 450 recalls

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

Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2020 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Sensor: side impact21V-527 · 2020 · Jul 12, 2021 · 542 vehicles Body: roof and pillars21V-197 · 2018–2020 · Mar 19, 2021 · 15,096 vehicles Communication21V-072 · 2018 · Feb 12, 2021 · 67 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2018–2020 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles Electrical system: software20V-449 · 2019 · Jul 31, 2020 · 56 vehicles Foundation components: disc19V-915 · 2018 · Dec 20, 2019 · 75 vehicles Body: roof and pillars19V-584 · 2019 · Aug 9, 2019 · 1 vehicles Sensing system: radar19V-540 · 2019 · Jul 19, 2019 · 1,957 vehicles Lane keep: automatic steering18V-910 · 2018–2019 · Dec 19, 2018 · 6,200 vehicles Lane keep: steering assist18V-908 · 2018 · Dec 19, 2018 · 5,754 vehicles Seat belts18V-839 · 2019 · Nov 27, 2018 · 4,969 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 14 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.