Vehicle report

2004 MERCEDES BENZ S500

Reported problems

12 complaints · median 98000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
SERVICE BRAKES3
SUSPENSION3
AIR BAGS2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
STEERING2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
ENGINE1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
INTERIOR LIGHTING1
SEAT BELTS1
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS1

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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.