Model overview
Mercedes S-Class: complaints by model year
Compare the federal record across S-Class model years. Raw complaint totals are useful context, but they are not adjusted for sales, mileage, or time on the road.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Severity | Crash | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Still new | 6 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | Still new |
| 2020Fewest reports | 7 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | Fewest reports |
| 2013Fewest reports | 9 | 0 | 22 | Not rated | Fewest reports |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 33 | Not rated | |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 | 21 | Not rated | |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 19 | Not rated | |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 | 28 | Not rated | |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 | 40 | Not rated | |
| 2016 | 29 | 0 | 10 | Not rated | |
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 31 | Not rated | |
| 2010 | 33 | 0 | 3 | Not rated | |
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | 64 | Not rated | |
| 2022 | 46 | 0 | 11 | Not rated | |
| 2015Most reports | 51 | 0 | 53 | Not rated | Most reports |
Ranked by total NHTSA complaints per model year (not adjusted for units sold). A zero means no owner reports in the current NHTSA data, not that the car is problem-free. "Severity" is a harm-weighted index of those complaints — higher means a greater share involved crashes, fires or injuries. Complaint-volume percentiles vs. segment peers are computed separately and appear on each year's page. Complaints pile up over a car's life, so the last few model years look quiet mostly because they have had less road time — we mark them "still new" rather than treating them as lower-complaint standouts.