Vehicle report

2003 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS

Reported problems

28 complaints · median 55000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
SUSPENSION:FRONT5
SUSPENSION4
AIR BAGS3
SEAT BELTS3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
INTERIOR LIGHTING2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID2
SUSPENSION:REAR2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
TIRES1

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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.