Vehicle report

2000 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS

Reported problems

81 complaints · median 84000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL20
INTERIOR LIGHTING17
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9
SUSPENSION8
SUSPENSION:REAR4
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER3
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH2
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM2
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR2
AIR BAGS1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
STEERING1
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1

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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.