Vehicle report

2004 MERCEDES BENZ S430

Reported problems

18 complaints · median 78000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
SUSPENSION4
POWER TRAIN3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
ENGINE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
SERVICE BRAKES1
STEERING1
STRUCTURE1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VISIBILITY1

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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.