Vehicle report

1996 MERCEDES BENZ 280

Reported problems

13 complaints · median 90000 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
TIRES1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.