FaultScore

Mercedes Benz EQS 450 vs Freightliner Conventional

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 EQS 450 Freightliner Conventional
Complaints on file 47 117
Model years covered 2022–2022 1984–2018
Worst model year 1993
Best model year 1999
Crashes reported 5 7
Fires reported 0 16
Injuries reported 3 13
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance Tires
Share of complaints involving harm 17% 30.8%

Mercedes Benz EQS 450 by year

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 23 48.9%
Brakes 11 23.4%
Electrical System 4 8.5%
Body & Structure 2 4.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.3%
Other & Unspecified 2 4.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 2.1%
Airbags 1 2.1%

Freightliner Conventional by year

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

What breaks

Tires 28 23.9%
Engine & Cooling 14 12.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 9.4%
Brakes 11 9.4%
Wheels 10 8.5%
Electrical System 9 7.7%
Steering 8 6.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 6.8%