Mercedes Benz 300 vs Jeep Commander 4X4

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mercedes Benz 300	Jeep Commander 4X4
Complaints on file	288	696
Model years covered	1978–2002	2007–2009
Worst model year	1993	2007
Best model year	1997	2009
Crashes reported	17	16
Fires reported	14	0
Injuries reported	26	11
Deaths reported	1	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	20.1%	4.3%

Mercedes Benz 300 by year

1 3 6 10 4 6 18 38 8 7 5 32 25 51 7 23 23 10 2 6 3

78 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 02

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 54 18.8%

Engine & Cooling 53 18.4%

Airbags 26 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 8.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 20 6.9%

Brakes 18 6.3%

Tires 17 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 4.9%

Jeep Commander 4X4 by year

513 162 21

07 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 222 31.9%

Engine & Cooling 155 22.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 105 15.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 34 4.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 28 4.0%

Other & Unspecified 21 3.0%

Steering 18 2.6%

Airbags 16 2.3%