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Mercedes-Benz Metris Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 20 recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz Metris, across 4 model years from 2015 to 2018. The 2017 has the most (14); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (3).

Model years
4

2015–2018, with a recall

Recall campaigns
20
Most recalls
2017

14 recalls

Owner complaints
213

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 213 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercedes-Benz Metris across 9 model years; the most, 127, concern the 2016.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Mercedes-Benz Metris complaints (1%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Mercedes-Benz Metris model years, owners name the tires most often (at least 45 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (40).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercedes-Benz Metris in 2024: 49, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mercedes-Benz Metris is steering: electric power assist system, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Mercedes-Benz Metris recall, 22V482000, was reported on July 7, 2022 and concerns the tires.

Mercedes-Benz Metris years to avoid

Too few Mercedes-Benz Metris model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Mercedes-Benz Metris, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202302—not ranked
2022099not ranked
2021010not ranked
2020073not ranked
2019091not ranked
201810282not ranked
201714294not ranked
20161312765not ranked
2015310not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mercedes-Benz Metris years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mercedes-Benz Metris

  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM5
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS4
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE4
  • TIRES3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID3
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY3
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
  • LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION2

Mercedes-Benz Metris model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mercedes-Benz Metris recall campaign (20)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz Metris, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V482000July 7, 2022tires2016–2018crash24,359
22V134000March 8, 2022fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2017–2018fire42,132
22V099000February 22, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2015–2018crash17,093
22V066000February 8, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: fluid2016–2018crash28,743
21V055000February 5, 2021electrical system: software2016–2018crash and injury84,345
19V715000October 8, 2019electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2016–2018fire15,160
19V693000October 2, 2019unknown or other2018crash and injury19
19V489000June 25, 2019steering2018crash2
19V290000April 10, 2019steering: electric power assist system2016–2017crash9,471
19V222000March 20, 2019unknown or other2018crash and injury7
18V837000November 29, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2016–2017fire12,383
18V497000July 29, 2018power train: driveline: driveshaft2017–2018crash6
18V335000May 22, 2018power train: automatic transmission2015–2017crash7,433
17V651000October 16, 2017suspension: front: wheel bearing2017crash109
17V595000September 22, 2017steering: electric power assist system2015–2017crash3
17V272000April 21, 2017electrical system: software2016crash and injury3
17V244000April 10, 2017seat belts: pretensioner2016crash and injury305
17V148000March 7, 2017lane departure: blind spot detection2016–2017crash72
16V935000December 27, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2017injury22
16V342000May 24, 2016power train: axle assembly2016crash2

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mercedes-Benz Metris. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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

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