By model year
Mercedes-Benz R complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Mercedes-Benz R
Every Mercedes-Benz R model year on file, 2008 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42008 to 2011
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins31Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Mercedes-Benz R model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2009 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz R
- 11V-496 Oct 3, 2011
Diesel fuel filter may leak from the area around the heating component
Fuel system · 6,872 vehicles - 10V-540 Oct 29, 2010
O-ring may not have been properly lubricated in all cases
Fuel system · 2,297 vehicles - 08V-682 Dec 19, 2008
Defect may exist in the driving pin used to control the oil pressure of the power steering
Steering · 577 vehicles - 08V-303 Jul 7, 2008
Software calibration number (scn) coding received on the affected vehicles during a recent workshop visit was incorrect
Electrical system · 404 vehicles - 08V-006 Jan 9, 2008
On certain passenger vehicles equipped with diesel engines, the crankshaft sensor could fail due to separation of bond wires from the lead frame…
Engine and cooling · 9,004 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.