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Mercedes-Benz S 560

Every Mercedes-Benz S 560 model year on file, 2020 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22020 to 2021
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins205Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.751202012021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Mercedes-Benz S 560 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz S 560 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 560 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone10180
2020Sedan10.0114025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz S 560

  • 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
  • 21V-961 Dec 13, 2021
    During the manufacturing process, particles may have been trapped between the fuel rail and injectors, which can cause a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 139 vehicles
  • 21V-527 Jul 12, 2021
    Side crash sensor connectors may come loose, which could delay the activation of air bags and seatbelts during a side impact crash
    Airbags · 542 vehicles
  • 21V-058 Feb 5, 2021
    Software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct vehicle location for the emergency call system (eCall) in the…
    Communication · 1.29M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.