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Mercedes-Benz S430Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 194 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, the Mercedes-Benz S430 years to avoid are 2001, and the strongest years are 2002 and 2003.

Years to avoid'01Based on weighted complaintsBest years'02 '03Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints194Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls02000–2006 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz S430 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 S430 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'00'01'02'03'04'05'06
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2006Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/10018 complaints · 0 recalls2003Solid54/10026 complaints · 0 recalls2002Solid50/10031 complaints · 0 recalls2001Avoid27/10073 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/10023 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz S430 problems

All model years combined: 194 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
Electrical system1037
Suspension311
Exterior lighting240
Power train171
Vehicle speed control144
Interior lighting140
Structure110
Visibility70
Air bags71
15 other systems413
0 recalls

Mercedes-Benz S430 recalls

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

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the S430

  1. AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILUREPE07042 · 2004 · closed Nov 20, 2007
    No recall
  2. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILUREPE05062 · 2001 · closed Feb 8, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-028