NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mercedes-Benz Recalls
Mercedes-Benz has 457 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 53 models and 2007–2026 model years. The model with the most is the Sprinter 3500, with 73.
Owners have filed 722 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercedes-Benz model years listed here; the most, 127, concern the 2016 Metris.
3 Mercedes-Benz models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 1 of them has at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about Mercedes-Benz vehicles most often name the electrical system (at least 139), then the engine (73).
The Mercedes-Benz model with the most owner complaints is the Metris: 185 across 4 model years listed here.
The newest Mercedes-Benz recall here, 26V481000, was reported on July 24, 2026 and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock.
Mercedes-Benz recalls most often concern the electrical system: software (41 model-year listings), then the equipment: other: labels (23).
- Models
- 53
- Recall listings
- 457
- Model years
- 2007–2026
- Pages on file
- 88
campaign × model year
year + model
Mercedes-Benz models, most recalls first
What gets recalled most on Mercedes-Benz vehicles
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE41
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS23
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL23
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS19
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK18
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA16
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE14
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE13
- SEATS12
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT12
- EQUIPMENT11
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION9
Mercedes-Benz years to avoid, by model
- Mercedes-Benz C 300no year stands out
- Mercedes-Benz Glc 300no year stands out
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 25002020
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted