Vehicle report

2002 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS

Reported problems

48 complaints · median 78139 miles
ComponentReports
SUSPENSION12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
INTERIOR LIGHTING4
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
TIRES3
AIR BAGS2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
EQUIPMENT2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS1
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
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.