By year
Owner complaints about Mercedes vehicles peaked at 1 in 2025
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2025 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Mercedes
The complete NHTSA record for Mercedes vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Owner complaints in the last five years11 on file in all, across 1 models
Recall campaigns00 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations142 service bulletins
Components
Brakes draws the most owner complaints about Mercedes vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The GLC has the most complaints of any Mercedes model
Every Mercedes model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLC | 2023 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Mercedes product
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.