Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATICYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 21 owner complaints and 10 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints21Top: Forward collision avoidance Safety recalls102022–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC 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 500 4MATIC median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/10021 complaints · 9 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC problems

All model years combined: 21 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

8Forward collision avoidance

6Electrical system

3Structure

3Vehicle speed control

3Fuel system, gasoline

2Tires

2Service brakes

1Visibility

1Air bags

66 other systems

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
Forward collision avoidance	8	0
Electrical system	6	0
Structure	3	0
Vehicle speed control	3	0
Fuel system, gasoline	3	0
Tires	2	1
Service brakes	2	0
Visibility	1	0
Air bags	1	0
6 other systems	6	0

10 recalls

Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC recalls

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

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components26V-638 · 2022–2025 · Oct 2, 2026 · 28,318 vehicles Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers25V-255 · 2023 · May 12, 2025 · 443 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components25V-116 · 2022 · Feb 24, 2025 · 20,339 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-880 · 2022 · Dec 21, 2023 · 79,676 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-445 · 2022 · Jun 26, 2023 · 143,551 vehicles Interior panels: dashboard22V-935 · 2022 · Dec 16, 2022 · 1 vehicles Power train: axle assembly22V-194 · 2022 · Mar 28, 2022 · 12 vehiclesDo not drive Steering: steering wheel/handle bar22V-189 · 2022 · Mar 25, 2022 · 8,396 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V00J000 · 2022 · Dec 27, 2021 · 1,239 vehicles Electrical system: software21V-931 · 2022 · Nov 29, 2021 · 227 vehicles