Mercedes-Benz S 580Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 40 owner complaints and 18 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz S 580.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints40Top: Electrical system Safety recalls182021–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz S 580 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 580 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1006 complaints · 5 recalls 2021Not rated–/10034 complaints · 16 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz S 580 problems

All model years combined: 40 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

10Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

7Forward collision avoidance3 crash/fire/injury

6Wheels

5Tires

4Vehicle speed control2 crash/fire/injury

4Engine

4Engine and engine cooling

3Service brakes

3Lane departure

138 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

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
Electrical system	10	1
Forward collision avoidance	7	3
Wheels	6	0
Tires	5	0
Vehicle speed control	4	2
Engine	4	0
Engine and engine cooling	4	0
Service brakes	3	2
Lane departure	3	1
8 other systems	13	2

18 recalls

Mercedes-Benz S 580 recalls

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

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components25V-116 · 2021–2023 · Feb 24, 2025 · 20,339 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification24V-807 · 2021 · Oct 25, 2024 · 21 vehicles Engine control module (ecu/ecm): software24V-704 · 2021–2023 · Sep 20, 2024 · 27,190 vehicles Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers24V-115 · 2023 · Feb 16, 2024 · 31,848 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-880 · 2023 · Dec 21, 2023 · 79,676 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-445 · 2021–2023 · Jun 26, 2023 · 143,551 vehicles Electrical system23V-200 · 2021 · Mar 24, 2023 · 6 vehicles Visibility: fixed panaramic roof/sky light assembly23V-098 · 2021 · Feb 17, 2023 · 1 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-493 · 2021 · Jul 11, 2022 · 8,530 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Steering: column22V-214 · 2021 · Apr 1, 2022 · 4 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar22V-189 · 2021 · Mar 25, 2022 · 8,396 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 18 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.