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Mercedes-Benz S 500

Every Mercedes-Benz S 500 model year on file, 2021 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years231 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32021 to 2023
Recall campaigns15Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins867Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 21, 91% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010203020212022212023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Driver assistance leads the Mercedes-Benz S 500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Driver assistance
9
Electrical system
7
Structure
3
Brakes
3
Fuel system
3
Speed control
3
Tires
2
Engine and cooling
2
Communication
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz S 500 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.

Mercedes-Benz S 500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Sedan10.01430266
2022Sedan214.830080310
2021Sedan10.01270291
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz S 500

  • 25V-116 Feb 24, 2025
    Front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid
    Brakes · 20k vehicles
  • 24V-807 Oct 25, 2024
    Emergency call system may fail to place an automatic or manual call and may not provide the vehicle location as intended
    Communication · 21 vehicles
  • 24V-115 Feb 16, 2024
    80-Amp fuses may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the fuses to fail
    Electrical system · 32k vehicles
  • 23V-880 Dec 21, 2023
    Fuel pump may shutdown, causing a loss of drive power
    Fuel system · 80k vehicles
  • 23V-445 Jun 26, 2023
    Fuel pump may shutdown, which can result in a loss of drive power
    Fuel system · 144k vehicles
  • 22V-935 Dec 16, 2022
    Dashboard may be insufficiently attached, which can result in an improper front passenger air bag deployment in the event of a crash
    Structure · 1 vehicles
  • 22V-493 Jul 11, 2022
    Rearview camera may not display the rearview image due to a software error in the MBUX multimedia system
    Back-over prevention · 8,530 vehicles
  • 22V-365 May 20, 2022
    Error in the communication module's SIM card software can cause a mobile network connection failure, disabling the emergency call (eCall) system
    Communication · 243k vehicles
  • 22V-214 Apr 1, 2022
    Electrical connector to the steering column module may not be secured properly, which can disable gear shifts and/or safety features including the…
    Steering · 4 vehicles
  • 22V-194 Mar 28, 2022
    Sub frame weld for the thrust arm on the rear axle carrier may have been improperly welded, causing the thrust arm to break and detach
    Powertrain · 12 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.