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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris Recalls

The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
13

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
127

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

13 recalls on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris

Tires

Campaign
22V482000
Reported
July 7, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 24,359
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2017–2018 Metris

22V482000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
22V099000
Reported
February 22, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 17,093
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015, 2017–2018 Metris

22V099000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid

Campaign
22V066000
Reported
February 8, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 28,743
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017–2018 Metris

22V066000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
21V055000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 84,345
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2017–2018 Metris, 3 other models

21V055000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

Campaign
19V715000
Reported
October 8, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 15,160
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2017–2018 Metris

19V715000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: electric power assist system

Campaign
19V290000
Reported
April 10, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 9,471
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017 Metris

19V290000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
18V837000
Reported
November 29, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 12,383
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2017 Metris

18V837000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
18V335000
Reported
May 22, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 7,433
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015, 2017 Metris

18V335000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: electric power assist system

Campaign
17V595000
Reported
September 22, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 3
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015, 2017 Metris

17V595000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
17V272000
Reported
April 21, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 3
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris

17V272000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: pretensioner

Campaign
17V244000
Reported
April 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 305
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris

17V244000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Lane departure: blind spot detection

Campaign
17V148000
Reported
March 7, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 72
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017 Metris

17V148000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: axle assembly

Campaign
16V342000
Reported
May 24, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris

16V342000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris complaints by year

NHTSA has received 127 owner complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris, the newest on October 10, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (29%), followed by the visibility/wiper (17%) and the engine (13%).

None of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris's 13 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.

Where 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 19,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System37
  • Visibility/Wiper21
  • Engine17
  • Tires15
  • Unknown Or Other15
  • Electrical System10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201615
201716
201826
20198
20205
20212
20229
202318
202417
20258
20263

Complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 26. 51% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 127 complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mercedes-Benz Metris by model year

Other 2016 Mercedes-Benz models

Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted