Vehicle report

1996 MERCEDES BENZ 300

Reported problems

8 complaints · median 160000 miles
ComponentReports
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
SEATS1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
SUSPENSION1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS1
TIRES1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1

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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.